# nov
## English
### Etymology

Shortening.

### Noun

nov (plural novs)
* (slang, rare, rowing) A novice.
** 1999, Oli Rosenbladt, “Virginia Women Sweep Rivanna Romp”, in Rowing News, volume 6, number 21, page 8:The novice eights race demonstrated one of the reasons UVa manages to be so good year after year; the UVa novs finished first and second in the event, while Clemson's novice crew, the surprise of the regatta, took third.
** 2015, Echo Freer, Toxic Treacle:He scanned the group and his heart sank; he was shocked to see that, like Alex, they were mostly novices. […] He pulled down his scarf and drew Kraze to one side. 'Woz happenin' with the novs?'

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From Persian ناو.

### Noun

nov (definite accusative novu, plural novlar)
* gutter, drainpipe, water pipe, downpipe
* flow, flowing, drainage
* the sluice of a mill-dam

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “nov” in Obastan.com.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnof]
* Rhymes: -of
* Hyphenation: nov

### Etymology 1

Back-formation from nový.

#### Noun

nov m inan
* new moon (phase of the moon)
    Synonym: novoluní
    Antonym: úplněk

##### Declension
#### Further reading

* “nov”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “nov”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “nov”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

nov
* genitive plural of nova

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

nov n (definite singular novet, indefinite plural nov, definite plural nova)
* a construction type of a corner of a log cabin
    Synonym: laft

#### Derived terms

* kinnanov
* kvarkenov
* sinknov
* vagenov

## Romansch
### Etymology 1

From Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

#### Number

nov
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) nine

##### Alternative forms

* nouv (Puter, Vallader)

### Etymology 2

From Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

#### Adjective

nov m (feminine singular nova, masculine plural novs, feminine plural novas)
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) new

##### Alternative forms

* niev (Sursilvan)
* nouv (Puter, Vallader)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nòvъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nôʋ/

### Adjective

nȍv (Cyrillic spelling но̏в, definite nȍvī, comparative noviji)
* new
* novel
* modern
* recent
* fresh

#### Derived terms

* ȉznova
* obnòviti
* pȍnōvan
* ponòviti

### Further reading

* “nov”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Etymology

Back-formation from nový.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nɔʋ]
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### Noun

nov m inan
* new moon

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “nov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nòvъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɔ́ʋ/

### Adjective

nȍv (comparative novȇjši, superlative nȁjnovȇjši)
* new

#### Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

* “nov”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Noun

nov
* November; Abbreviation of november.

#### See also

* jan - feb - mar - apr - maj - jun - jul - aug - sep - okt - nov - dec

### Anagrams

* von