nihil novi

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin nihil novī, a shortening of the full title: nihil novī nisi commūne cōnsēnsū (“nothing new without the common consent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲi.xil ˈnɔ.vi/
• Rhymes: -ɔvi

Proper noun

nihil novi f (indeclinable)

1. (historical) nihil novi (original Latin title of a 1505 act or constitution adopted by the Polish Sejm (parliament), meeting in the royal castle at Radom)

Further reading

• nihil novi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• nihil novi in PWN's encyclopedia