nuvem

Portuguese

nuvem

Alternative forms

• nuve (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nuve, nuven, from a Vulgar Latin root *nūbinem, from Latin nūbes. Compare Spanish nube.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.vẽj̃/ [ˈnu.vẽɪ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.vɐ̃j̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.vɐ̃j̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.bɐ̃j̃/ [ˈnu.βɐ̃j̃]

• Hyphenation: nu‧vem

Noun

nuvem f (plural nuvens)

1. cloud (mass of dust, steam or smoke)

   Synonyms: (dialectal) núvia, núvio

2. cloud (the internet)

   Synonym: cloud

3. swarm (of grasshoppers)

Related terms

• nublar
• nublado

See also

• nébula, nimbo, bulcão, bruma, névoa, neblina, nevoeiro

Further reading

• “nuvem”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “nuvem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026