novac

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From nov (“new”) +‎ -ac, from an earlier *novi p(j)enez (“new money”) (compare Czech peníze). First written source from 1568, but probably in use already in the 15th and even 14th century. Although it is not entirely settled to what old and new money refers to, it is most likely referring to the 1336 monetary reform by Charles I of Hungary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǒʋat͡s/
• Hyphenation: no‧vac

Noun

nòvac m (Cyrillic spelling но̀вац)

1. money

Declension

Declension of novac

	singular	plural
nominative	nòvac	nȏvci
genitive	nóvca	nȍvācā
dative	novcu	novcima
accusative	novac	novce
vocative	novcu	novci
locative	novcu	novcima
instrumental	novcem	novcima

Derived terms

• nòvčanī
• novčanica
• novčanik
• novčić