novum

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin novum. === Noun === novum (countable and uncountable, plural novums or nova) A new feature, a novelty. (narratology, science fiction) An innovation which is fictional, but, following the logic of cognitive estrangement (characteristic of science fiction), is afforded plausibility by the assumption that the fictional setting is scientifically consistent. (obsolete, uncountable) A game of dice, properly called novem quinque, the two principal throws being nine and five. ==== Quotations ==== For more quotations using this term, see Citations:novum. ==== Related terms ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin novum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnoː.vʏm/ Hyphenation: no‧vum Rhymes: -oːvʏm === Noun === novum n (plural nova or novums, no diminutive) a novelty, a novum ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: novum == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch novum, from Latin novum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnovʊm] Hyphenation: no‧vum === Noun === novum (plural novum-novum) a novelty, a novum (law) new evidence for appeal === Further reading === “novum”, 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 == Latin == === Adjective === novum inflection of novus: neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular masculine accusative singular ==== Descendants ==== → English: nomen novum === References === "novum", 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) == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin novum. Doublet of neon and nowy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.vum/ Rhymes: -ɔvum Syllabification: no‧vum === Noun === novum n (indeclinable) novelty, novum Synonym: nowość === Further reading === novum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN novum in Polish dictionaries at PWN