# nova
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈnəʊ.və/
* (US) IPA: /ˈnoʊ.və/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊvə

### Noun

nova (plural novae or novas)
* (astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.

#### Derived terms

* dwarf nova
* failed supernova
* hypernova
* kilonova
* micronova
* nova remnant
* recurrent nova
* red nova
* stellar nova
* supernova
* supernova imposter
* supernova remnant
* unnova

#### Related terms

* novum

#### See also

* plerion
* planetary nebula
* preplanetary nebula
* protoplanetary nebula

### See also

* ars nova
* bossa nova

### References

* “nova”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

### Anagrams

* Avon, Vona

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈnɔ.βə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈnɔ.və]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈnɔ.va]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### 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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* dwergnova
* hypernova
* kilonova
* micronova
* supernova

##### Related terms

* cataclysmisch variabele ster
* variabele ster
* veranderlijke ster

### 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: [ˈnova]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ova
* Hyphenation: no‧va

### Adjective

nova (accusative singular novan, plural novaj, accusative plural novajn)
* new
    Oni ne povas instrui al maljuna hundo novajn ruzojn.You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

#### Antonyms

* malnova

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin nova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnoʋɑ/, [ˈno̞ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oʋɑ
* Hyphenation: no‧va

### Noun

nova
* nova (sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)

#### Declension

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

#### Derived terms

* kääpiönova
* mikronova
* novapurkaus
* supernova

### Further reading

* “nova”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* avon, vaon

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɔ.va/
* Audio:(file)
* 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: /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, 2012–2025

## 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: /ˈno.va/, /ˈnɔ.va/

### Adjective

nova
* new, novel (of things)
    Ico esas nova skrachuro sur mea automobilo!This is a new scratch on my car!
* new (in service, office) (of persons)

#### Antonyms

* anciena (“anicent, old”)

#### Derived terms

* novajo (“a new thing, novelty”)
* nove (“newly, freshly”)
* novero (“innovator”)
* novigar (“to innovate”)
* novo (“a newcomer”)
* novyara (“New Year”)
* novyaro (“New Year”)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /ˈno.u̯a/, [ˈnou̯ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]

#### Noun

nova f (genitive novae); first declension
* (New Latin, astronomy) nova

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* nova: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈno.u̯a/, [ˈnou̯ä]
* nova: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]
* novā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈno.u̯aː/, [ˈnou̯äː]
* novā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈno.va/, [ˈnɔːvä]

#### 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

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɔ.vɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɔ.vɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɔ.va/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈnɔ.vɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈnɔ.vɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈnɔ.bɐ/ [ˈnɔ.βɐ]
* 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

## 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: /nôːʋa/
* Hyphenation: no‧va

### Noun

nȏva f (Cyrillic spelling но̑ва)
* nova

#### Declension
### Adjective

nova
* 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: /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: /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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## 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]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika