noivo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese novio, from Vulgar Latin *novius, from Latin novus (“new”). Compare with the Spanish novio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.vu/ [ˈnoɪ̯.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.vu/ [ˈnoɪ̯.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.vo/ [ˈnoɪ̯.vo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.bu/ [ˈnoj.βu]

• Hyphenation: noi‧vo

Noun

noivo m (plural noivos, feminine noiva, feminine plural noivas)

1. fiancé
2. groom, bridegroom

Derived terms

• noivar
• noivado

Related terms

• novo