nive

See also: nivé

Latin

Etymology 1

From nī +‎ -ve. See also nē, nēve, neu.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.u̯e/, [ˈniːu̯ɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ve/, [ˈniːve]

Conjunction

nīve

1. and not, or not

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.u̯e/, [ˈniu̯ɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ve/, [ˈniːve]

Noun

nive

1. ablative singular of nix

References

• “nive”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nive in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2023) Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “nive”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Sardinian

Noun

nive m (plural nives)

1. (Nuorese) Alternative form of nibe (“snow”)

Walloon

Etymology

Presumably a deverbal of niver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːf/

Noun

nive m (uncountable)

1. snow

Synonyms

• nivaye, ivier

Derived terms

• nivaye, nivayî
• niver, nivaedje
• nivter
• riniver