novia

Finnish

Noun

novia

  1. Partitive plural form of nova.

Anagrams


Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *novia < Latin nova. Compare Portuguese noiva. See also novio.

Noun

novia f (plural novias, masculine singular novio, masculine plural novios)

  1. feminine form of novio, girlfriend, fiancée
  2. (wedding) feminine form of novio, bride

Usage notes

The noun novio is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

Synonyms

Last modified on 16 May 2013, at 13:44