nieve

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nieve (plural nieves)

  1. variant form of nief

Asturian[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

nieve f (plural nieves)

  1. snow

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Ladino[edit]

Noun[edit]

nieve f (Latin spelling)

  1. Alternative form of inyeve.

Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hnefi, nefi, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [niːv], [nɛv], [nɪv]

Noun[edit]

nieve (plural nieves)

  1. fist
  2. handful, fistful

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

tae nieve (third-person singular simple present nieves, present participle nievein, simple past nievet, past participle nievet)

  1. to open and close the hand spasmodically
  2. (of fish) to catch in the hand

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin nix, nivis. Compare Italian neve, Portuguese neve, Walloon nive.

Noun[edit]

nieve f (plural nieves)

  1. snow
  2. (Mexico) ice cream

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Verb[edit]

nieve (infinitive nevar)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of nevar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of nevar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of nevar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of nevar.