# bossa nova
## English
### Etymology

From colloquial Brazilian Portuguese bossa (“inclination, propensity, trend”, literally “protuberance”) + nova (“new”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɒsə ˈnəʊvə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

bossa nova (countable and uncountable, plural bossa novas)
* A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba.
* The music of that dance.
** A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

< Portuguese bossa nova

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbosːɑˌnoʋɑ/, [ˈbo̞s̠ːɑ̝ˌno̞ʋɑ̝]

### Noun

bossa nova
* bossa nova (dance and music)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of bossa nova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bossa novani
bossa novani
accusative
nom.
bossa novani
bossa novani
gen.
bossa novani
genitive
bossa novani
bossa novieni bossa novaini $^{rare}$
partitive
bossa novaani
bossa noviani
inessive
bossa novassani
bossa novissani
elative
bossa novastani
bossa novistani
illative
bossa novaani
bossa noviini
adessive
bossa novallani
bossa novillani
ablative
bossa novaltani
bossa noviltani
allative
bossa novalleni
bossa novilleni
essive
bossa novanani
bossa novinani
translative
bossa novakseni
bossa novikseni
abessive
bossa novattani
bossa novittani
instructive
comitative
—bossa novineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bossa novasi
bossa novasi
accusative
nom.
bossa novasi
bossa novasi
gen.
bossa novasi
genitive
bossa novasi
bossa noviesi bossa novaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
bossa novaasi
bossa noviasi
inessive
bossa novassasi
bossa novissasi
elative
bossa novastasi
bossa novistasi
illative
bossa novaasi
bossa noviisi
adessive
bossa novallasi
bossa novillasi
ablative
bossa novaltasi
bossa noviltasi
allative
bossa novallesi
bossa novillesi
essive
bossa novanasi
bossa novinasi
translative
bossa novaksesi
bossa noviksesi
abessive
bossa novattasi
bossa novittasi
instructive
comitative
—bossa novinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bossa novamme
bossa novamme
accusative
nom.
bossa novamme
bossa novamme
gen.
bossa novamme
genitive
bossa novamme
bossa noviemme bossa novaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
bossa novaamme
bossa noviamme
inessive
bossa novassamme
bossa novissamme
elative
bossa novastamme
bossa novistamme
illative
bossa novaamme
bossa noviimme
adessive
bossa novallamme
bossa novillamme
ablative
bossa novaltamme
bossa noviltamme
allative
bossa novallemme
bossa novillemme
essive
bossa novanamme
bossa novinamme
translative
bossa novaksemme
bossa noviksemme
abessive
bossa novattamme
bossa novittamme
instructive
comitative
—bossa novinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bossa novanne
bossa novanne
accusative
nom.
bossa novanne
bossa novanne
gen.
bossa novanne
genitive
bossa novanne
bossa novienne bossa novainne $^{rare}$
partitive
bossa novaanne
bossa novianne
inessive
bossa novassanne
bossa novissanne
elative
bossa novastanne
bossa novistanne
illative
bossa novaanne
bossa noviinne
adessive
bossa novallanne
bossa novillanne
ablative
bossa novaltanne
bossa noviltanne
allative
bossa novallenne
bossa novillenne
essive
bossa novananne
bossa novinanne
translative
bossa novaksenne
bossa noviksenne
abessive
bossa novattanne
bossa novittanne
instructive
comitative
—bossa novinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bossa novansa
bossa novansa
accusative
nom.
bossa novansa
bossa novansa
gen.
bossa novansa
genitive
bossa novansa
bossa noviensa bossa novainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
bossa novaansa
bossa noviaan bossa noviansa
inessive
bossa novassaan bossa novassansa
bossa novissaan bossa novissansa
elative
bossa novastaan bossa novastansa
bossa novistaan bossa novistansa
illative
bossa novaansa
bossa noviinsa
adessive
bossa novallaan bossa novallansa
bossa novillaan bossa novillansa
ablative
bossa novaltaan bossa novaltansa
bossa noviltaan bossa noviltansa
allative
bossa novalleen bossa novallensa
bossa novilleen bossa novillensa
essive
bossa novanaan bossa novanansa
bossa novinaan bossa novinansa
translative
bossa novakseen bossa novaksensa
bossa novikseen bossa noviksensa
abessive
bossa novattaan bossa novattansa
bossa novittaan bossa novittansa
instructive
comitative
—bossa novineen bossa novinensa :

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese bossa nova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔ.sa ˈnɔ.va/
* Audio:(file)
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Noun

bossa nova f
* bossa nova (dance)
* bossa nova (music)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* bossa nova in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* bossa nova in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɔ.sɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɔ.sɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɔ.sa ˈnɔ.va/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɔ.sɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɔ.sɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɔ.sɐ ˈnɔ.bɐ/ [ˈbɔ.sɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ]
* Audio (Brazil):(file)

### Noun

bossa nova f (uncountable)
* (music) bossa nova (Brazilian musical movement)

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* bossanova

### Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese bossa nova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbosa ˈnoba/ [ˌbo.sa ˈno.β̞a]

### Noun

bossa nova f (uncountable)
* (music) bossa nova

#### Further reading

“bossa nova”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28