nuvolo

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnu.vo.lo/
  • Rhymes: -uvolo
  • Hyphenation: nù‧vo‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin nūbilus (“cloudy”), from Latin nūbēs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). For the unexpected /o/ in the second syllable, compare -evole.

Adjective

nuvolo (feminine nuvola, masculine plural nuvoli, feminine plural nuvole)

  1. (regional) cloudy
    Synonyms: annuvolato, nuvoloso

Etymology 2

From Latin nūbilum, noun use of the neuter of the adjective nūbilus (“cloudy”), from Latin nūbēs.[1]

Noun

nuvolo m (plural nuvoli)

  1. alternative form of nuvola; cloud
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ nuvolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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