# supernova
## English
### Etymology

From super- +‎ nova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊvə
* Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va

### Noun

supernova (plural supernovae or supernovæ or supernovas)
* (astronomy) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
* (figurative) Something brilliant.
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#### Synonyms

* SN (abbreviation)

#### Hyponyms

* (astronomy): fast-evolving luminous transient

#### Derived terms

* failed supernova
* go supernova
* stripped-envelope supernova
* supernova impostor
* supernova remnant

#### Related terms

* dwarf nova
* hypernova
* micronova
* nova
* red nova
* unnova

#### Translations
### See also

* nova

### Further reading

* supernova on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Dutch
### Etymology

Probably borrowed from English supernova or German Supernova. Equivalent to super- +‎ nova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌsy.pərˈnoː.vaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va
* Rhymes: -oːvaː

### Noun

supernova f (plural supernovae or supernova's, diminutive supernovaatje n)
* (astronomy) supernova

### Further reading

* supernova on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Finnish
### Etymology

super- +‎ nova

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuperˌnoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠upe̞rˌno̞ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oʋɑ
* Hyphenation: super‧nova

### Noun

supernova
* (astronomy) supernova (exploding star)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of supernova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
supernovani
supernovani
accusative
nom.
supernovani
supernovani
gen.
supernovani
genitive
supernovani
supernovieni supernovaini $^{rare}$
partitive
supernovaani
supernoviani
inessive
supernovassani
supernovissani
elative
supernovastani
supernovistani
illative
supernovaani
supernoviini
adessive
supernovallani
supernovillani
ablative
supernovaltani
supernoviltani
allative
supernovalleni
supernovilleni
essive
supernovanani
supernovinani
translative
supernovakseni
supernovikseni
abessive
supernovattani
supernovittani
instructive
comitative
—supernovineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
supernovasi
supernovasi
accusative
nom.
supernovasi
supernovasi
gen.
supernovasi
genitive
supernovasi
supernoviesi supernovaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
supernovaasi
supernoviasi
inessive
supernovassasi
supernovissasi
elative
supernovastasi
supernovistasi
illative
supernovaasi
supernoviisi
adessive
supernovallasi
supernovillasi
ablative
supernovaltasi
supernoviltasi
allative
supernovallesi
supernovillesi
essive
supernovanasi
supernovinasi
translative
supernovaksesi
supernoviksesi
abessive
supernovattasi
supernovittasi
instructive
comitative
—supernovinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
supernovamme
supernovamme
accusative
nom.
supernovamme
supernovamme
gen.
supernovamme
genitive
supernovamme
supernoviemme supernovaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
supernovaamme
supernoviamme
inessive
supernovassamme
supernovissamme
elative
supernovastamme
supernovistamme
illative
supernovaamme
supernoviimme
adessive
supernovallamme
supernovillamme
ablative
supernovaltamme
supernoviltamme
allative
supernovallemme
supernovillemme
essive
supernovanamme
supernovinamme
translative
supernovaksemme
supernoviksemme
abessive
supernovattamme
supernovittamme
instructive
comitative
—supernovinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
supernovanne
supernovanne
accusative
nom.
supernovanne
supernovanne
gen.
supernovanne
genitive
supernovanne
supernovienne supernovainne $^{rare}$
partitive
supernovaanne
supernovianne
inessive
supernovassanne
supernovissanne
elative
supernovastanne
supernovistanne
illative
supernovaanne
supernoviinne
adessive
supernovallanne
supernovillanne
ablative
supernovaltanne
supernoviltanne
allative
supernovallenne
supernovillenne
essive
supernovananne
supernovinanne
translative
supernovaksenne
supernoviksenne
abessive
supernovattanne
supernovittanne
instructive
comitative
—supernovinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
supernovansa
supernovansa
accusative
nom.
supernovansa
supernovansa
gen.
supernovansa
genitive
supernovansa
supernoviensa supernovainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
supernovaansa
supernoviaan supernoviansa
inessive
supernovassaan supernovassansa
supernovissaan supernovissansa
elative
supernovastaan supernovastansa
supernovistaan supernovistansa
illative
supernovaansa
supernoviinsa
adessive
supernovallaan supernovallansa
supernovillaan supernovillansa
ablative
supernovaltaan supernovaltansa
supernoviltaan supernoviltansa
allative
supernovalleen supernovallensa
supernovilleen supernovillensa
essive
supernovanaan supernovanansa
supernovinaan supernovinansa
translative
supernovakseen supernovaksensa
supernovikseen supernoviksensa
abessive
supernovattaan supernovattansa
supernovittaan supernovittansa
instructive
comitative
—supernovineen supernovinensa :

#### Derived terms

* supernovajäänne

### References

* “supernova”, 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

### Further reading

* supernova on the Finnish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{fi}$

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sy.pɛʁ.nɔ.va/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas or supernovae or supernovæ)
* (astronomy) supernova

#### Derived terms

* rémanent de supernova

### References

* “supernova”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Further reading

* supernova on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{fr}$

## Galician
### Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)
* (astronomy) supernova

### Further reading

* supernova on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{gl}$

## Italian
### Etymology

From super- +‎ nova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /su.perˈnɔ.va/
* Rhymes: -ɔva
* Hyphenation: su‧per‧nò‧va

### Noun

supernova f (plural supernove)
* (astronomy) supernova

#### Related terms

* nova

### Further reading

* supernova on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{it}$

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English supernova. By surface analysis, super- +‎ nova (“nova”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌsu.peɾˈnɔ.vɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌsu.peɾˈnɔ.vɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˌsu.peɾˈnɔ.va/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌsu.pɛɾˈnɔ.vɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌsu.pɛɾˈnɔ.vɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˌsu.pɛɾˈnɔ.bɐ/ [ˌsu.pɛɾˈnɔ.βɐ]
* Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va

### Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)
* (astronomy) supernova (exploding star)

### Further reading

* supernova on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{pt}$

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /supernôːʋa/

### Noun

supernȏva f (Cyrillic spelling суперно̑ва)
* (astronomy) supernova

### Further reading

* supernova on the Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{sh}$

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /supeɾˈnoba/ [su.peɾˈno.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -oba
* Syllabification: su‧per‧no‧va

### Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)
* (astronomy) supernova

### References

* “supernova”, 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

### Further reading

* “supernova”, 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
* supernova on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$