"niu" meaning in Catalan

See niu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈniw] [Balearic, Central, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-niu.wav Forms: nius [plural]
Rhymes: -iw Etymology: Inherited from Old Catalan niu, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|roa-oca|niu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Catalan niu, {{inh+|ca|roa-oca|niu}} Inherited from Old Catalan niu, {{inh|ca|la|nīdus}} Latin nīdus, {{inh|ca|itc-pro|*nizdos||nest}} Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), {{inh|ca|ine-pro|*nisdós||nest}} Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”) Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} niu m (plural nius)
  1. nest Tags: masculine Derived forms: niar, niu d'ocell, niuada, niuet

Inflected forms

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