nouvelle
See also: Nouvelle
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Non-lemma form.
Adjective edit
nouvelle
- feminine singular of nouveau (“new”)
- Jérôme a acheté sa nouvelle voiture hier.
- Jerome bought his new car yesterday.
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Middle French nouvelle, from Old French novele, from Vulgar Latin *novella, substantivized neuter plural form of Latin novellus (“new, novel”). Compare Italian novella.
Noun edit
nouvelle f (plural nouvelles)
- news, a piece of information
- J’ai appris la nouvelle hier soir.
- I heard the news yesterday evening.
- novella, short story
Derived terms edit
- bonne nouvelle (“good news”)
- lecteur de nouvelles
- lectrice de nouvelles
- pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles
- tu m'en diras des nouvelles
- vous m’en direz des nouvelles
Descendants edit
- Mauritian Creole: nouvel
- Borrowings
Further reading edit
- “nouvelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Adjective edit
nouvelle
Norman edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
Non-lemma form.
Adjective edit
nouvelle
Etymology 2 edit
From Old French novele, from Vulgar Latin *novella, substantivized neuter plural form of Latin novellus (“new, novel”).
Noun edit
nouvelle f (plural nouvelles)
- (Jersey) news, a piece of information
Derived terms edit
- bouônne nouvelle (“good news”)