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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese novo , from Latin novus , from Proto-Indo-European *néwos .
Pronunciation
Noun
novo m (plural novos )
( usually in the plural ) the young people
Algúns vellos pensan que os novos só queren estar de troula ― Some old people think that youngsters just want to have fun
( usually in the plural ) the new produce of a field or farm
Adjective
novo (feminine nova , masculine plural novos , feminine plural novas )
new
O novo ministro prometeu o seu cargo. The new minister promised his position.
young
freshly made
brand new
good as new
belonging to the last harvest
1301 , X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI , Vigo: Galaxia, page 52 :A Eluira, I moyo de pan do nouo, de qual ouueren, e I bacoro To Elvira, one modius of grain of the new , whatever species they happen to have there, and one piglet
Derived terms
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “novo ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “novo ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “novo ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “novo ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈnɔ.vo/
Rhymes: -ɔvo
Hyphenation: nò‧vo
Adjective
novo (feminine nova , masculine plural novi , feminine plural nove )
( archaic ) Alternative form of nuovo
1472 , Dante Alighieri , La divina commedia: Inferno , Le Monnier, published 1994 , Canto XVIII, p. 268, vv. 22-23 :A la man destra vidi nova pieta ¶ novo tormento e novi frustatori, [...] Upon my right hand I beheld new anguish, ¶ new torments, and new wielders of the lash,
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *nowāō , from Proto-Indo-European *néweh₂ti , derived from *néwos ( “ new ” ) , from the root *new- .
Verb
novō (present infinitive novāre , perfect active novāvī , supine novātum ) ; first conjugation
to make new , renew , refresh
Synonyms: integrō , renovō , redintegrō , iterō , reparō , reficiō , referō
to alter , change
Synonyms: variō , renovō
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Adjective
novō
dative / ablative masculine / neuter singular of novus
References
“novo ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“novo ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
novo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894 ) Latin Phrase-Book , London: Macmillan and Co. to introduce a new religion, a new cult: novas religiones instituere to plot a revolution: novas res moliri (Verr. 2. 125)
Words (Latin) Version 1.8
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin novum ( “ new ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
novo m (plural novos , feminine nova , feminine plural novas )
new
Descendants
Fala: novu
Galician: novo
Portuguese: novo (see there for further descendants )
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese novo , from Latin novus ( “ new ” ) , from Proto-Italic *nowos , from Proto-Indo-European *néwos ( “ new ” ) . Compare Galician novo and Spanish nuevo .
Pronunciation
( Porto ) IPA (key ) :
( Rural Central Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /ˈno.vʷ/
Rhymes: -ovu , ( Northern Portugal ) -obu
Hyphenation: no‧vo
Adjective
novo (feminine nova , masculine plural novos , feminine plural novas , comparable , comparative mais novo , superlative o mais novo or novíssimo , metaphonic )
( of things ) new
recently made or created
É uma casa nova . It is a new house.
not previously worn or used
Comprei um carro novo . I bought a new car.
Synonym: novo em folha
recently discovered
As novas ruínas vão ser úteis para os arqueólogos. The new ruins will be useful to archaeologists.
( of a period of time, often follows the noun ) new ( about to begin or recently begun )
( of persons or sometimes animals ) young
Ele é demasiado novo para assistir isso. He is too young to watch this.
Ela é a minha irmã mais nova . She is my youngest sister.
Synonyms: jovem , novato
original ( fresh; different )
Ideias novas para tempos novos. Original ideas for new times.
Synonym: original
Antonyms
Noun
novo m (uncountable )
new ideas or things ; novelties
Synonym: novidades
O novo me assusta. Novelties scare me.
Derived terms
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
novo
neuter nominative / accusative / vocative singular of nov
Noun
novo (Cyrillic spelling ново )
vocative singular of nȏva
Spanish
Verb
novo
first-person singular present indicative of novar
Venetian
Etymology
From Latin novus . Compare Italian nuovo .
Adjective
novo (feminine singular nova , masculine plural novi , feminine plural nove ) (Alternative masculine plural : nuvi )
new