nouvel

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nu.vɛl/ Homophones: nouvelle, nouvelles === Adjective === nouvel Form of nouveau (“new”) used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound. ==== Usage notes ==== Used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel like an but also before nouns that start with a vowel sound like hôpital, where the h is silent: un nouvel hôpital /œ̃.nu.vɛl.o.pi.tal/. ==== Derived terms ==== nouvel an === Further reading === “nouvel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Mauritian Creole == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nuvel] === Etymology 1 === From French nouvelle. ==== Noun ==== nouvel news, information Synonyms: news, samachar === Etymology 2 === From French nouvel. ==== Adjective ==== nouvel new