novo

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See also: Novo, nóvo, novó, and növő

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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novo m (plural novos)

  1. (usually in the plural) the young people
    Algúns vellos pensan que os novos só queren estar de troulaSome old people think that youngsters just want to have fun
  2. (usually in the plural) the new produce of a field or farm

Adjective

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novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novos, feminine plural novas)

  1. new
    O novo ministro prometeu o seu cargo.
    The new minister promised his position.
  2. young
  3. freshly made
  4. brand new
  5. good as new
  6. belonging to the last harvest
    • 1301, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 52:
      A Eluira, I moyo de pan do nouo, de qual ouueren, e I bacoro
      To Elvira, one modius of grain of the new [harvest], whatever species they happen to have there, and one piglet

Derived terms

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References

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvo
  • Hyphenation: nò‧vo

Adjective

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novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novi, feminine plural nove)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of nuovo
    • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XVIII, p. 268, vv. 22-23:
      A la man destra vidi nova pieta ¶ novo tormento e novi frustatori, [...]
      Upon my right hand I beheld new anguish, ¶ new torments, and new wielders of the lash, [...]

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Italic *nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European *néweh₂ti, derived from *néwos (new), from the root *new-.

Verb

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novō (present infinitive novāre, perfect active novāvī, supine novātum); first conjugation

  1. to make new, renew, refresh
    Synonyms: integrō, renovō, redintegrō, iterō, reparō, reficiō, referō
  2. to alter, change
    Synonyms: variō, renovō
Conjugation
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   Conjugation of novō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present novō novās novat novāmus novātis novant
imperfect novābam novābās novābat novābāmus novābātis novābant
future novābō novābis novābit novābimus novābitis novābunt
perfect novāvī novāvistī novāvit novāvimus novāvistis novāvērunt,
novāvēre
pluperfect novāveram novāverās novāverat novāverāmus novāverātis novāverant
future perfect novāverō novāveris novāverit novāverimus novāveritis novāverint
passive present novor novāris,
novāre
novātur novāmur novāminī novantur
imperfect novābar novābāris,
novābāre
novābātur novābāmur novābāminī novābantur
future novābor novāberis,
novābere
novābitur novābimur novābiminī novābuntur
perfect novātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect novātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect novātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present novem novēs novet novēmus novētis novent
imperfect novārem novārēs novāret novārēmus novārētis novārent
perfect novāverim novāverīs novāverit novāverīmus novāverītis novāverint
pluperfect novāvissem novāvissēs novāvisset novāvissēmus novāvissētis novāvissent
passive present nover novēris,
novēre
novētur novēmur novēminī noventur
imperfect novārer novārēris,
novārēre
novārētur novārēmur novārēminī novārentur
perfect novātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect novātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present novā novāte
future novātō novātō novātōte novantō
passive present novāre novāminī
future novātor novātor novantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives novāre novāvisse novātūrum esse novārī novātum esse novātum īrī
participles novāns novātūrus novātus novandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
novandī novandō novandum novandō novātum novātū
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • English: novate
  • Spanish: novar

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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novō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of novus

References

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  • novo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • novo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • novo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to introduce a new religion, a new cult: novas religiones instituere
    • to plot a revolution: novas res moliri (Verr. 2. 125)
  • Words (Latin) Version 1.8

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin novum (new).

Pronunciation

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  • (Galicia) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.βo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.βʊ/

Adjective

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novo m (plural novos, feminine nova, feminine plural novas)

  1. new

Descendants

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  • Fala: novu
  • Galician: novo
  • Portuguese: novo (see there for further descendants)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus (new), from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (new). Compare Galician novo and Spanish nuevo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Porto) IPA(key): [ˈnwɐ.βu]
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈno.vʷ/
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  • Rhymes: -ovu, (Northern Portugal) -obu
  • Hyphenation: no‧vo

Adjective

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novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novos, feminine plural novas, comparable, comparative mais novo, superlative o mais novo or novíssimo, metaphonic)

  1. (of things) new
    1. recently made or created
      É uma casa nova.
      It is a new house.
    2. not previously worn or used
      Comprei um carro novo.
      I bought a new car.
    Synonym: novo em folha
    1. recently discovered
      As novas ruínas vão ser úteis para os arqueólogos.
      The new ruins will be useful to archaeologists.
    2. (of a period of time, often follows the noun) new (about to begin or recently begun)
      Ano novo.
      New year.
  2. (of persons or sometimes animals) young
    Ele é demasiado novo para assistir isso.
    He is too young to watch this.
    Ela é a minha irmã mais nova.
    She is my youngest sister.
    Synonyms: jovem, novato
  3. original (fresh; different)
    Ideias novas para tempos novos.
    Original ideas for new times.
    Synonym: original

Antonyms

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Noun

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novo m (uncountable)

  1. new ideas or things; novelties
    Synonym: novidades
    O novo me assusta.
    Novelties scare me.

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Descendants

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Serbo-Croatian

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Adjective

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novo

  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of nov

Noun

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novo (Cyrillic spelling ново)

  1. vocative singular of nȏva

Spanish

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Adjective

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novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novos, feminine plural novas)

  1. Obsolete form of nuevo.

Verb

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novo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of novar

Venetan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin novus. Compare Italian nuovo.

Adjective

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novo (feminine singular nova, masculine plural novi, feminine plural nove) (Alternative masculine plural: nuvi)

  1. new