nua

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Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

nua f sg

  1. feminine singular of nu

Etymology 2

Verb

nua

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

Gbari

Noun

nua

  1. water

References

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

nua (genitive singular feminine nuaí, comparative nuaí)

  1. new; fresh, recent, novel

Declension

Declension of nua
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative nua nua nua
Vocative nua nua
Genitive nuaí nua nua
Dative nua nua nua
Comparative níos nuaí
Superlative is nuaí

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

nua m (genitive singular nua)

  1. newness; new thing

Declension

Declension of nua

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative nua
Vocative a nua
Genitive nua
Dative nua

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an nua
Genitive an nua
Dative leis an nua

don nua

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 27, page 16
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 46, page 21

Further reading

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nūdam.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nua

  1. feminine singular of nuu

Descendants

  • Galician: núa
  • Portuguese: nua

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: nu‧a

Adjective

nua

  1. feminine singular of nu

Rapa Nui

Noun

nua

  1. mother

Usage notes

Considered archaic. Modern usage is matu'a vahine or matu'a poreko.

Shuar

Alternative forms

Noun

nua

  1. woman, person of female sex

Coordinate terms

References

  • Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano
  • George Saad (2014) A Grammar Sketch of Shuar (Thesis)‎, Radboud University Nijmegen, page 25

Uab Meto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha.

Numeral

nua

  1. two

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adjective

nua • (奴)

  1. (only in compounds) old; aged

See also

Derived terms
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