novu
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Etymology
From Latin novus from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, from the root *new-.
Adjective
novu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
novu
Etymology 2
Noun
novu
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
novu (feminine nova, masculine plural novus, feminine plural novas)
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Etymology
From Portuguese novo. Cognate with Kabuverdianu nobu.
Adjective
novu
Adjective
novu
- inflection of nov:
Noun
novu (Cyrillic spelling нову)
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
Adjective
novu (feminine singular nova, masculine and feminine plural novi)
- 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
Related terms
- di novu (“again, anew”)
- novu arrivatu (“newcomer”)
- Novu Tistamentu (“New Testament”)
- nova (“news”)
- nuvità (“newness, novelty; news”)
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