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nubes.

cloud

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnuː.beːs]Classical-Latin[ˈnuː.bes]
  1. cloud

    declension-3
  2. swarm, multitude

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  3. phantom, something insubstantial

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  4. cloudiness, gloominess

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  5. concealment, obscurity

    declension-3
  6. storm-cloud, the appearance of a coming danger

    declension-3 · figuratively
  7. bad luck, misfortune

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *nouðetis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ-e-ti-s, from *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). Cognate with Welsh nudd (“haze”), Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬜𐬀 (snaoδa, “clouds”), Baluchi [script needed] (nod, “raincloud”). Note that despite similar pronunciation and semantics, not related to nebula (“mist, fog”).

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