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Latin
Etymology 1
From nī + -ve. See also nē, nēve, neu.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
nīve
- and not, or not
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
nive
- ablative singular of nix
References
- “nive”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nive in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- “nive”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Sardinian
Noun
nive m (plural nives)
- (Nuorese) alternative form of nibe (“snow”)
Walloon
Etymology
Presumably a deverbal of niver.
Pronunciation
Noun
nive m (uncountable)
- snow
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