English

Noun

nieve ‎(plural nieves)

1. variant form of nief

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñeve

Etymology

From Latin nix, nivem.

Noun

nieve f ‎(plural nieves)

1. snow

Related terms

• nevar

Ladino

Noun

nieve f ‎(Latin spelling)

1. Alternative form of inyeve

Scots

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Norse hnefi, nefi, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [niːv], [nɛv]
• (Mid Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [nɪv]

Noun

nieve ‎(plural nieves)

1. fist
2. handful, fistful

Derived terms

Related terms

• nievel ‎(“a sharp blow with the fist; to punch, pummel, batter; to grip, squeeze or pinch with the fingers”)

Verb

nieve ‎(third-person singular present nieves, present participle nievin, past nievit, past participle nievit)

1. to open and close the hand spasmodically
2. (of fish) to catch in the hand

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin nix, nivem, from Proto-Italic *sniks, from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs. Compare Italian neve, Portuguese neve, Walloon nive.

Noun

nieve f ‎(plural nieves)

1. snow
2. (Mexico) ice cream

Related terms

Verb

nieve

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of nevar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of nevar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of nevar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of nevar.