[ˈnuː.beːs], [ˈnuː.bes]
OrigoFrom 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”).
- declension-3cloud
- declension-3swarm, multitude
- declension-3phantom, something insubstantial
- declension-3cloudiness, gloominess
- declension-3concealment, obscurity
- declension-3, figurativelystorm-cloud, the appearance of a coming danger
- declension-3bad luck, misfortune
Formaenūbēs(canonical, feminine) · nūbis(genitive) · nūbēs(nominative, singular) · nūbēs(nominative, plural) · nūbis(genitive, singular) · nūbium(genitive, plural) · nūbī(dative, singular) · nūbibus(dative, plural) · nūbem(accusative, singular) · nūbēs(accusative, plural) · nūbīs(accusative, plural) · nūbe(ablative, singular) · nūbibus(ablative, plural) · nūbēs(singular, vocative) · nūbēs(plural, vocative) · nūbis(alternative, Latin, obsolete, vulgar)