supernova

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English

Etymology

From super- +‎ nova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊvə
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va

Noun

supernova (plural supernovae or supernovæ or supernovas)

  1. (astronomy) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
  2. (figurative) Something brilliant.
    • 2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 59:
      Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova.

Synonyms

  • SN (abbreviation)

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English supernova or German Supernova. Equivalent to super- +‎ nova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsy.pərˈnoː.vaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va
  • Rhymes: -oːvaː

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovae or supernova's, diminutive supernovaatje n)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Finnish

Etymology

super- +‎ nova

Pronunciation

Noun

supernova

  1. (astronomy) supernova (exploding star)

Declension

Inflection of supernova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative supernova supernovat
genitive supernovan supernovien
partitive supernovaa supernovia
illative supernovaan supernoviin
singular plural
nominative supernova supernovat
accusative nom. supernova supernovat
gen. supernovan
genitive supernovan supernovien
supernovain rare
partitive supernovaa supernovia
inessive supernovassa supernovissa
elative supernovasta supernovista
illative supernovaan supernoviin
adessive supernovalla supernovilla
ablative supernovalta supernovilta
allative supernovalle supernoville
essive supernovana supernovina
translative supernovaksi supernoviksi
abessive supernovatta supernovitta
instructive supernovin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of supernova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative supernovani supernovani
accusative nom. supernovani supernovani
gen. supernovani
genitive supernovani supernovieni
supernovaini rare
partitive supernovaani supernoviani
inessive supernovassani supernovissani
elative supernovastani supernovistani
illative supernovaani supernoviini
adessive supernovallani supernovillani
ablative supernovaltani supernoviltani
allative supernovalleni supernovilleni
essive supernovanani supernovinani
translative supernovakseni supernovikseni
abessive supernovattani supernovittani
instructive
comitative supernovineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative supernovasi supernovasi
accusative nom. supernovasi supernovasi
gen. supernovasi
genitive supernovasi supernoviesi
supernovaisi rare
partitive supernovaasi supernoviasi
inessive supernovassasi supernovissasi
elative supernovastasi supernovistasi
illative supernovaasi supernoviisi
adessive supernovallasi supernovillasi
ablative supernovaltasi supernoviltasi
allative supernovallesi supernovillesi
essive supernovanasi supernovinasi
translative supernovaksesi supernoviksesi
abessive supernovattasi supernovittasi
instructive
comitative supernovinesi

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French

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Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas or supernovae)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Galician

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Italian

Etymology

From super- +‎ nova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.perˈnɔ.va/
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧nò‧va

Noun

supernova f (plural supernove)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English supernova. By surface analysis, super- +‎ nova (nova).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)

  1. (astronomy) supernova (exploding star)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Noun

supernȏva f (Cyrillic spelling суперно̑ва)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /supeɾˈnoba/
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: su‧per‧no‧va

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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