novia

See also: nòvia

Finnish

Noun

novia

1. partitive plural of nova

Anagrams

• aivon, avion, avoin, nivoa, oivan, ovina, vaino, vaoin, vinoa, voina

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnobja/ [ˈno.β̞ja]

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• Rhymes: -obja
• Syllabification: no‧via

Noun

novia f (plural novias)

1. female equivalent of novio, girlfriend
2. female equivalent of novio, fiancée

   Synonym: prometida

3. (wedding) female equivalent of novio, bride

Usage notes

The noun novio is like most 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.

Derived terms

• compuesto y sin novia
• noviecita

Descendants

• → Tagalog: nobya

Verb

novia

1. inflection of noviar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “novio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014