novu

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin novus from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, from the root *new-.

Adjective

novu

1. new

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnovu]

Etymology 1

Noun

novu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of nov

Etymology 2

Noun

novu

1. accusative singular of nova

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnobu/
• Rhymes: -obu
• Syllabification: no‧vu

Adjective

novu (feminine nova, masculine plural novus, feminine plural novas)

1. new

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese novo. Cognate with Kabuverdianu nobu.

Adjective

novu

1. new

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

novu

1. inflection of nov:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

Noun

novu (Cyrillic spelling нову)

1. accusative singular of nȏva

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• nuovu, nuou (diphthongized)
• nuvu (metaphonetic)

Etymology

From Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, from the root *new-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔvu/, [ˈnɔː.vʊ̠]
• Hyphenation: nò‧vu

Adjective

novu (feminine singular nova, masculine and feminine plural novi)

1. new, original, fresh, young, incoming

   novu di zicca ― brand new

   comu novu ― as good as new

   a nova lìnia (di moda) ― the new (fashionable) look

   di novu ― newly, freshly; again, anew

   chi cc'è' di novu? ― what's new? what's the news?

Inflection

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	novu	nova
Plural	novi	novi

Synonyms

• friscu
• jùvini
• mudernu
• nuveḍḍu
• ricenti

Antonyms

• vecchiu
• anticu
• antiquatu
• anzianu
• vittustu

Related terms

• di novu (“again, anew”)
• novu arrivatu (“newcomer”)
• Novu Tistamentu (“New Testament”)
• nova (“news”)
• nuvità (“newness, novelty; news”)