English Online Dictionary. What means nova? What does nova mean?
English
Etymology
Feminine nominative singular of Latin novus (“new”). The feminine is used since stella (“star”) is feminine; thus nova is a shortening of nova stella (“new star”), first used in this sense in 1573 by Tycho Brahe.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.və/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ.və/
- Rhymes: -əʊvə
Noun
nova (plural novae or novas)
- (astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
Derived terms
Related terms
- novum
Translations
See also
- plerion
- planetary nebula
- preplanetary nebula
- protoplanetary nebula
See also
References
- “nova”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
- Avon, Vona
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈnɔ.βə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈnɔ.və]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈnɔ.va]
Adjective
nova
- feminine singular of nou
Noun
nova f (plural noves)
- (in the plural) news
- Synonym: notícia
Further reading
- “nova” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoː.vaː/
- Hyphenation: no‧va
- Rhymes: -oːvaː
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin nova, from nova stella, stella nova.
Noun
nova f (plural novae or nova's, diminutive novaatje n)
- (astronomy) nova, nova star
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
nova
- plural of novum
Esperanto
Etymology
From Italian nuovo, Spanish nuevo, Portuguese novo, from Latin novus. May also be a derivation from Polish nowy or Russian но́вый (nóvyj). All are derived from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, including similar cognates in other Indo-European languages (English new, German neu, French nouveau, Lithuanian naujas, Ancient Greek νέος (néos), Persian نو (now), Hindi नया (nayā)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnova]
- Rhymes: -ova
- Hyphenation: no‧va
Adjective
nova (accusative singular novan, plural novaj, accusative plural novajn)
- new
Antonyms
- malnova
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin nova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoʋɑ/, [ˈno̞ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oʋɑ
- Hyphenation(key): no‧va
Noun
nova
- nova (sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “nova”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
- avon, vaon
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ.va/
- Homophones: novas, novât
Noun
nova f (plural novas or novae or novæ)
- (astronomy) nova
Verb
nova
- third-person singular past historic of nover
Further reading
- “nova”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔβɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɔβɐ, -ɔβa
- Hyphenation: no‧va
Etymology 1
From novo (“new”).
Noun
nova f (plural novas)
- item of news
- Synonyms: noticia, novidade
Adjective
nova
- feminine singular of novo
Etymology 2
Noun
nova f (plural novas)
- (astronomy) nova (any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)
Related terms
- supernova
Further reading
- “nova”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Ido
Etymology
From earlier nuva, from Esperanto nova, from English new and novel, French nouveau and nouvel, German neu, Italian nuovo, Portuguese novo, Russian но́вый (nóvyj), Spanish nuevo, all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈno.va/, /ˈnɔ.va/
Adjective
nova
- new, novel (of things)
- new (in service, office) (of persons)
Antonyms
- anciena (“anicent, old”)
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.va/
- Rhymes: -ɔva
- Hyphenation: nò‧va
Etymology 1
From New Latin nova.
Noun
nova f (plural nove)
- nova
Derived terms
- ipernova
- supernova
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
nova
- feminine singular of novo
Anagrams
- vano, vanò
Latin
Etymology 1
Noun use of the feminine form of novus (“new”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯a/, [ˈnou̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]
Noun
nova f (genitive novae); first declension
- (New Latin, astronomy) nova
Declension
First-declension noun.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- nova: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯a/, [ˈnou̯ä]
- nova: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]
- novā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯aː/, [ˈnou̯äː]
- novā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]
Adjective
nova
- inflection of novus:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Adjective
novā
- feminine ablative singular of novus
Neapolitan
Adjective
nova f sg
- feminine singular of nuovo
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: no‧va
Noun
nova f (plural novas)
- (usually in the plural) news
- (astronomy) nova
Derived terms
- boa nova
- fazer-se de novas
Adjective
nova
- feminine singular of novo
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French nover, from Latin novare.
Verb
a nova (third-person singular present novează, past participle novat) 1st conjugation
- to novate
Conjugation
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nôːʋa/
- Hyphenation: no‧va
Noun
nȏva f (Cyrillic spelling но̑ва)
- nova
Declension
Adjective
nova
- inflection of nov:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
- indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔva/, [ˈnɔː.vɑ̝]
- Hyphenation: nò‧va
Adjective
nova f sg
- feminine singular of novu
Noun
nova f
- news
- nessuna nova, bona nova ― no news is good news
Synonyms
- nuvità
- nutizzii
- infurmazioni
- nuveddu
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoba/ [ˈno.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: no‧va
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin (stēlla) nova.
Noun
nova f (plural novas)
- (astronomy) nova
Etymology 2
Verb
nova
- inflection of novar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “nova”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Venetan
Adjective
nova
- feminine singular of novo
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *nëva. Cognates include Finnish neva.
Noun
nova
- swamp, marsh, quagmire
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “топь, трясина”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika