nova

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.və/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ.və/ Rhymes: -əʊvə === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== nova (plural novae or novas) (astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. (astronomy) Ellipsis of classical nova ===== Coordinate terms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === Blend of novum + Latin -a. From the Latin -a suffix used as the plural suffix form for singular words ending with -um (an inflection of -us). ==== Alternative forms ==== novums ==== Noun ==== nova plural of novum ===== Related terms ===== ==== 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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == 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 Syllabification: 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 Syllabification(key): no‧va 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 3 July 2023 === 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, 2012–2026 == 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): [ˈnɔ.wa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔː.va] ==== Noun ==== nova f (genitive novae); first declension (New Latin, astronomy) nova ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== nova: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɔ.wa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔː.va] novā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɔ.waː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔː.va] ==== 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 === Further reading === “nova”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nova”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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 (Cyrillic spelling нова) 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == 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