nuvola

See also: nùvoła

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a Latin nūbila, noun use of the feminine of nūbilus (cloudy), from nūbēs. Cognate with Sicilian nuvula. Compare Catalan núvol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnu.vo.la/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uvola
  • Hyphenation: nù‧vo‧la

Noun

nuvola f (plural nuvole, diminutive nuvolétta or (less common) nuvolìna, pejorative nuvolàccia)

  1. cloud
    Synonym: nube
    • early 14th century, Dante, “Canto XXX”, in Purgatorio, lines 28–33:
      così dentro una nuvola di fiori
      che da le mani angeliche saliva
      e ricadeva in giù dentro e di fori
      Thus in the bosom of a cloud of flowers which from those hands angelical ascended, and downward fell again inside and out
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