plueva

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin *plovia, from Latin pluvia, after plovere. Compare Italian pioggia, Catalan ploya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plwɛva/

Noun

plueva f (plural pluevas)

1. rain
   • c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, Canso:

     Farai chansoneta nueva / Ans que vent ni gel ni plueva [...].

     I'll make a new little song, before the wind, ice or rain.