noiva

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese novia, from a Vulgar Latin root novia, from Latin nova, possibly influenced by nupta. Compare Spanish novia.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: noi‧va

Noun

noiva f (plural noivas)

  1. bride (female equivalent of noivo)
  2. fiancée (an engaged woman about to marry)

Etymology 2

Verb

noiva

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