núvol

See also: nuvol

Catalan

Alternative forms

• nigul

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan nuvol, from Latin nūbilum (“cloud”), substantivization of Latin nūbilus (“cloudy”), an adjective based on Latin nūbēs (“cloud”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). Compare Occitan nívol, Spanish nublo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈnu.βul]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnu.vol]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈnu.βol]

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Noun

núvol m (plural núvols)

1. cloud

Derived terms

• ennuvolar-se
• nuvolada
• nuvolat
• nuvolós

References

• “núvol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “núvol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “núvol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “núvol”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)