nova
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Feminine nominative singular of Latin novus (“new”). The feminine is used since stella (“star”) is feminine; thus nova is a shortening of nova stella (“new star”), first used in this sense in 1573 by Tycho Brahe.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
- (astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Translations Edit
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See also Edit
See also Edit
References Edit
- nova at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams Edit
Catalan Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.və/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.bə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.va/
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Adjective Edit
nova
Noun Edit
nova f (plural noves)
Further reading Edit
- “nova” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Borrowed from Latin nova, from nova stella, stella nova.
Noun Edit
nova f (plural novae or nova's, diminutive novaatje n)
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun Edit
nova
Esperanto Edit
Etymology Edit
From Italian nuovo, Spanish nuevo, Portuguese novo, from Latin novus. May also be a derivation from Polish nowy or Russian но́вый (nóvyj). All are derived from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, including similar cognates in other Indo-European languages (English new, German neu, French nouveau, Lithuanian naujas, Ancient Greek νέος (néos), Persian نو (now), Hindi नया (nayā)).
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
nova (accusative singular novan, plural novaj, accusative plural novajn)
- new
- Oni ne povas instrui al maljuna hundo novajn ruzojn.
- You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
Antonyms Edit
Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nova
- nova (sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)
Declension Edit
Inflection of nova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | nova | novat | ||
genitive | novan | novien | ||
partitive | novaa | novia | ||
illative | novaan | noviin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | nova | novat | ||
accusative | nom. | nova | novat | |
gen. | novan | |||
genitive | novan | novien novainrare | ||
partitive | novaa | novia | ||
inessive | novassa | novissa | ||
elative | novasta | novista | ||
illative | novaan | noviin | ||
adessive | novalla | novilla | ||
ablative | novalta | novilta | ||
allative | novalle | noville | ||
essive | novana | novina | ||
translative | novaksi | noviksi | ||
instructive | — | novin | ||
abessive | novatta | novitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- "nova" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Anagrams Edit
French Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nova f (plural novas or novae or novæ)
Verb Edit
nova
- third-person singular past historic of nover
Further reading Edit
- “nova”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From novo (“new”).
Noun Edit
nova f (plural novas)
Adjective Edit
nova
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
nova f (plural novas)
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “nova” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Ido Edit
Etymology Edit
From earlier nuva, from Esperanto nova, from English new and novel, French nouveau and nouvel, German neu, Italian nuovo, Portuguese novo, Russian но́вый (nóvyj), Spanish nuevo, all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
nova
- (of things) new, novel
- Ico esas nova skrachuro sur mea automobilo!
- This is a new scratch on my car!
- (of persons) new (in service, office)
Antonyms Edit
- anciena (“anicent, old”)
Derived terms Edit
Italian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
nova f (plural nove)
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective Edit
nova
Anagrams Edit
Latin Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun use of the feminine form of novus (“new”).
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯a/, [ˈnou̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]
Noun Edit
nova f (genitive novae); first declension
Declension Edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | nova | novae |
Genitive | novae | novārum |
Dative | novae | novīs |
Accusative | novam | novās |
Ablative | novā | novīs |
Vocative | nova | novae |
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- nova: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯a/, [ˈnou̯ä]
- nova: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]
- novā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯aː/, [ˈnou̯äː]
- novā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]
Adjective Edit
nova
- inflection of novus:
Adjective Edit
novā
Neapolitan Edit
Adjective Edit
nova f sg
Portuguese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: no‧va
Noun Edit
nova f (plural novas)
Derived terms Edit
Adjective Edit
nova
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from French nover, from Latin novare.
Verb Edit
a nova (third-person singular present novează, past participle novat) 1st conj.
- to novate
Conjugation Edit
infinitive | a nova | ||||||
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gerund | novând | ||||||
past participle | novat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | novez | novezi | novează | novăm | novați | novează | |
imperfect | novam | novai | nova | novam | novați | novau | |
simple perfect | novai | novași | novă | novarăm | novarăți | novară | |
pluperfect | novasem | novaseși | novase | novaserăm | novaserăți | novaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să novez | să novezi | să noveze | să novăm | să novați | să noveze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | novează | novați | |||||
negative | nu nova | nu novați |
Serbo-Croatian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nȏva f (Cyrillic spelling но̑ва)
Declension Edit
Adjective Edit
nova
Sicilian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
nova f sg
Noun Edit
nova f
- news
- nessuna nova, bona nova ― no news is good news
Synonyms Edit
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Borrowed from Latin (stēlla) nova.
Noun Edit
nova f (plural novas)
Etymology 2 Edit
Verb Edit
nova
- inflection of novar:
Further reading Edit
- “nova”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Venetian Edit
Adjective Edit
nova
Veps Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Finnic *nëva. Cognates include Finnish neva.
Noun Edit
nova
Inflection Edit
Inflection of nova (inflection type 6/kuva) | |||
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nominative sing. | nova | ||
genitive sing. | novan | ||
partitive sing. | novad | ||
partitive plur. | novid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | nova | novad | |
accusative | novan | novad | |
genitive | novan | noviden | |
partitive | novad | novid | |
essive-instructive | novan | novin | |
translative | novaks | novikš | |
inessive | novas | noviš | |
elative | novaspäi | novišpäi | |
illative | novaha | novihe | |
adessive | noval | novil | |
ablative | novalpäi | novilpäi | |
allative | novale | novile | |
abessive | novata | novita | |
comitative | novanke | novidenke | |
prolative | novadme | novidme | |
approximative I | novanno | novidenno | |
approximative II | novannoks | novidennoks | |
egressive | novannopäi | novidennopäi | |
terminative I | novahasai | novihesai | |
terminative II | novalesai | novilesai | |
terminative III | novassai | — | |
additive I | novahapäi | novihepäi | |
additive II | novalepäi | novilepäi |