nieve

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niːv/ Rhymes: -iːv === Noun === nieve (plural nieves) variant form of nief ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === envie == Asturian == === Alternative forms === ñeve === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnjebe/ [ˈnje.β̞e] Rhymes: -ebe Syllabification: nie‧ve === Noun === nieve f (plural nieves) snow ==== Related terms ==== nevar == Ladino == === Noun === nieve f alternative form of inyeve == Scots == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse hnefi, nefi, of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ni(ː)v], [nɛv] (Mid Northern Scots) IPA(key): [nɪv] === Noun === nieve (plural nieves) fist 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 simple present nieves, present participle nievin, simple past and past participle nievit) to open and close the hand spasmodically to catch in the hand (of fish) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === ñeve === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnjebe/ [ˈnje.β̞e] Rhymes: -ebe Syllabification: nie‧ve === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem. ==== Noun ==== nieve f (plural nieves) snow (Mexico) ice cream Synonyms: helado, (El Salvador) sorbete ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== nieve inflection of nevar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “nieve”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025