novena

== English == === Etymology === From Ecclesiastical Latin novēna, from Latin novēnus (“nine [each]”). === Noun === novena (plural novenas or novenae) (Roman Catholicism) A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession. ==== Translations ==== == Asturian == === Adjective === novena feminine singular of novenu == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin novēnus (“nine”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [nuˈβɛ.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [noˈvə.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [noˈve.na] === Adjective === novena feminine singular of novè === Noun === novena f (plural novenes) (music) ninth (Roman Catholicism) novena ==== Derived terms ==== == Galician == === Noun === novena f (plural novenas) (Roman Catholicism) novena === Adjective === novena feminine singular of noveno == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin novēna, from Latin novēnus (“nine [each]”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /noˈvena/ [noˈfe.na] Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: no‧ve‧na === Noun === novena (plural novena-novena) (Catholicism) novena === Further reading === “novena”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Noun === novena f (plural novene) (Roman Catholicism) novena ==== Related terms ==== nove === Anagrams === Navone, navone == Latin == === Noun === novēna f (genitive novēnae); first declension (Ecclesiastical Latin) novena (recitation of prayers for nine days) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === Numeral === novēna inflection of novēnus: nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Numeral === novēnā ablative feminine singular of novēnus === References === "novena", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin novēna. By surface analysis, nove (“nine”) +‎ -ena. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: no‧ve‧na === Noun === novena f (plural novenas) a period of nine days a set of nine things (Roman Catholicism) novena (a recitation of prayers for nine days) === Adjective === novena feminine singular of noveno === References === === Further reading === “novena”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “novena”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /noˈbena/ [noˈβ̞e.na] Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: no‧ve‧na === Noun === novena f (plural novenas) (Roman Catholicism) novena === Adjective === novena feminine singular of noveno === Further reading === “noveno”, 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