Complete Definition of "nova"

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English
Etymology
Feminine nominative singular of the Latin adjective novus (new). The feminine is used since the Latin word for star, stella is feminine; thus nova is a shortening of nova stella (new star).

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-o�va|-o�va

Noun
en-noun|nov|ae

#astronomy any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star

Translations


Finnish: nova
Italian: nova#Italian|nova f
mid
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Derived terms
supernova

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals


Esperanto
Adjective
eo-adj

  1. new

#: Oni ne povas instrui al maljuna hundo novajn ruzojn.
#: You cannot teach an old dogs new tricks.

Category:Esperanto adjectives
Category:Esperanto BRO2


Ido
Adjective
nova

#new

Category:Ido adjectives


Italian

Noun
it-noun|nov|f|a|e

  1. nova#English|nova

Derived terms
supernova


Latin

Adjective
nova

  1. inflection of|novus#Latin|novus|f|nom|s
  2. inflection of|novus#Latin|novus|f|voc|s
  3. inflection of|novus#Latin|novus|n|nom|p
  4. inflection of|novus#Latin|novus|n|acc|p
  5. inflection of|novus#Latin|novus|n|voc|p

nov�

  1. inflection of|novus#Latin|novus|f|abl|s

category:Latin adjective forms


Sicilian

Adjective
nova

  1. inflection of|novu#Sicilian|novu|f|s

category:Sicilian adjective forms

br:nova
el:nova
es:nova
eo:nova
fr:nova
io:nova
it:nova
ja:nova
no:nova
pl:nova
pt:nova
ru:nova
sv:nova
vi:nova
tr:nova
zh:nova

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