nova

See also: NOVA, NoVA, Nova, Novä, nová, nóva, and nòva

English

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nova

Etymology

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

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊ.və/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊ.və/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊvə

Noun

nova (plural novae or novas)

(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.

Derived terms

Related terms

novum

Translations

sudden brightening of a star

Bulgarian: нова звезда (nova zvezda)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 新星 (zh) (xīnxīng)
Esperanto: novao
Finnish: nova (fi)
French: nova (fr) f
Galician: nova (gl) f
German: Nova (de) f
Greek: νόβα m (nóva), καινοφανής (el) m (kainofanís), νεολαμπής (el) m (neolampís)
Italian: nova (it) f
Japanese: 新星 (ja) (しんせい, shinsei)
Korean: 신성 (ko) (sinseong)
Persian: نواختر (fa) (now-axtar)
Portuguese: nova (pt) f
Romanian: novă (ro) f
Russian: но́вая звезда́ f (nóvaja zvezdá), (prof. slang) но́вая (ru) f (nóvaja), но́ва f (nóva)
Slovene: nóva f
Spanish: nova (es) f
Vietnamese: tân tinh (vi)

References

“nova”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Avon, Vona

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central)
IPA^(key): (Balearic)
IPA^(key): (Valencian)
Audio (Valencian) (file)

Adjective

nova

feminine singular of nou

Noun

nova f (plural noves)

(in the plural) news
Synonym: notícia

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnoː.vaː/
Hyphenation: no‧va
Rhymes: -oːvaː

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin nova, from nova stella, stella nova.

Noun

nova f (plural novae or nova's, diminutive novaatje n)

(astronomy) nova, nova star

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nova

plural of novum

Esperanto

Etymology

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 (now), Hindi नया (nayā)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Audio:
(file)
Rhymes: -ova
Hyphenation: no‧va

Adjective

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

malnova

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin nova.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnoʋɑ/,
Rhymes: -oʋɑ
Syllabification^(key): no‧va

Noun

nova

nova (sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)

Declension

Inflection of nova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nova	novat
genitive		novan	novien
partitive		novaa	novia
illative		novaan	noviin
		singular	plural
nominative		nova	novat
accusative	nom.	nova	novat
accusative	gen.	novan	novat
genitive		novan	novien novain^rare
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
abessive		novatta	novitta
instructive		—	novin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		novani	novani
accusative	nom.	novani	novani
accusative	gen.	novani	novani
genitive		novani	novieni novaini^rare
partitive		novaani	noviani
inessive		novassani	novissani
elative		novastani	novistani
illative		novaani	noviini
adessive		novallani	novillani
ablative		novaltani	noviltani
allative		novalleni	novilleni
essive		novanani	novinani
translative		novakseni	novikseni
abessive		novattani	novittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	novineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		novasi	novasi
accusative	nom.	novasi	novasi
accusative	gen.	novasi	novasi
genitive		novasi	noviesi novaisi^rare
partitive		novaasi	noviasi
inessive		novassasi	novissasi
elative		novastasi	novistasi
illative		novaasi	noviisi
adessive		novallasi	novillasi
ablative		novaltasi	noviltasi
allative		novallesi	novillesi
essive		novanasi	novinasi
translative		novaksesi	noviksesi
abessive		novattasi	novittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	novinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		novamme	novamme
accusative	nom.	novamme	novamme
accusative	gen.	novamme	novamme
genitive		novamme	noviemme novaimme^rare
partitive		novaamme	noviamme
inessive		novassamme	novissamme
elative		novastamme	novistamme
illative		novaamme	noviimme
adessive		novallamme	novillamme
ablative		novaltamme	noviltamme
allative		novallemme	novillemme
essive		novanamme	novinamme
translative		novaksemme	noviksemme
abessive		novattamme	novittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	novinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		novanne	novanne
accusative	nom.	novanne	novanne
accusative	gen.	novanne	novanne
genitive		novanne	novienne novainne^rare
partitive		novaanne	novianne
inessive		novassanne	novissanne
elative		novastanne	novistanne
illative		novaanne	noviinne
adessive		novallanne	novillanne
ablative		novaltanne	noviltanne
allative		novallenne	novillenne
essive		novananne	novinanne
translative		novaksenne	noviksenne
abessive		novattanne	novittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	novinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		novansa	novansa
accusative	nom.	novansa	novansa
accusative	gen.	novansa	novansa
genitive		novansa	noviensa novainsa^rare
partitive		novaansa	noviaan noviansa
inessive		novassaan novassansa	novissaan novissansa
elative		novastaan novastansa	novistaan novistansa
illative		novaansa	noviinsa
adessive		novallaan novallansa	novillaan novillansa
ablative		novaltaan novaltansa	noviltaan noviltansa
allative		novalleen novallensa	novilleen novillensa
essive		novanaan novanansa	novinaan novinansa
translative		novakseen novaksensa	novikseen noviksensa
abessive		novattaan novattansa	novittaan novittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	novineen novinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

avon, vaon

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔ.va/
Audio (file)
Homophones: novas, novât

Noun

nova f (plural novas or novae or novæ)

(astronomy) nova

Verb

nova

third-person singular past historic of nover

Galician

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔβɐ/

Etymology 1

From novo (“new”).

Noun

nova f (plural novas)

item of news
Synonyms: noticia, novidade

Adjective

nova

feminine singular of novo

Etymology 2

Noun

nova f (plural novas)

(astronomy) nova (any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)

Related terms

supernova

Ido

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈno.va/, /ˈnɔ.va/

Adjective

nova

new, novel (of things)
Ico esas nova skrachuro sur mea automobilo!
This is a new scratch on my car!
new (in service, office) (of persons)

Antonyms

anciena (“anicent, old”)

Derived terms

novajo (“a new thing, novelty”)
nove (“newly, freshly”)
novero (“innovator”)
novigar (“to innovate”)
novo (“a newcomer”)
novyara (“New Year”)
novyaro (“New Year”)

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.va/
Rhymes: -ɔva
Hyphenation: nò‧va

Etymology 1

From New Latin nova.

Noun

nova f (plural nove)

nova

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

nova

feminine singular of novo

Anagrams

vano, vanò

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun use of the feminine form of novus (“new”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.u̯a/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.va/,

Noun

nova f (genitive novae); first declension

(New Latin, astronomy) nova

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nova	novae
Genitive	novae	novārum
Dative	novae	novīs
Accusative	novam	novās
Ablative	novā	novīs
Vocative	nova	novae

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

nova: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.u̯a/,
nova: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.va/,
novā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.u̯aː/,
novā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.va/,

Adjective

nova

inflection of novus:
1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adjective

novā

feminine ablative singular of novus

Neapolitan

Adjective

nova f sg

feminine singular of nuovo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.bɐ/

Hyphenation: no‧va

Noun

nova f (plural novas)

(usually in the plural) news
(astronomy) nova

Derived terms

Adjective

nova

feminine singular of novo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nover, from Latin novare.

Verb

a nova (third-person singular present novează, past participle novat) 1st conj.

to novate

Conjugation

conjugation of nova (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

number		singular			plural
infinitive			a nova
gerund			novând
past participle			novat
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
subjunctive	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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nôːʋa/
Hyphenation: no‧va

Noun

nȏva f (Cyrillic spelling но̑ва)

nova

Declension

Declension of nova

	singular	plural
nominative	nova	nove
genitive	nove	nova
dative	novi	novama
accusative	novu	nove
vocative	novo	nove
locative	novi	novama
instrumental	novom	novama

Adjective

nova

inflection of nov:

Sicilian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔva/,
Hyphenation: nò‧va

Adjective

nova f sg

feminine singular of novu

Noun

nova f

news
nessuna nova, bona nova ― no news is good news

Synonyms

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnoba/
Rhymes: -oba
Syllabification: no‧va

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin (stēlla) nova.

Noun

nova f (plural novas)

(astronomy) nova

Etymology 2

Verb

nova

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

Venetian

Adjective

nova

feminine singular of novo

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nëva. Cognates include Finnish neva.

Noun

nova

swamp, marsh, quagmire

Inflection

Inflection of nova (inflection type 6/kuva)
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

References

Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “топь, трясина”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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