novena

English

Noun

novena (plural novenas)

1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession

Translations

a recitation of prayers for nine days

Catalan: novena (ca) f. Italian: novena (it) f.

Manx: padjer nuy laa (gv) f. Spanish: novena (es) f.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin novēnus (“nine”).

Noun

la novena major

la novena menor

novena f. (plural novenes)

1. (music) ninth
2. (Christianity) novena

Derived terms

• novena major (major ninth)
• novena menor (minor ninth)

Ordinal number

Catalan ordinal numbers

<  8a	9a	10a   >
Ordinal : novena     Cardinal : nou     Multiplier : nònuple

novena f. sg.

1. (ordinal) feminine form of novè

Usage notes

For most fractional numbers, the ordinal number is used to indicate the denominator of the fraction. The ordinal novena is used to indicate this denominator just as the corresponding English ordinal would be. Exceptions to this rule include mig (“half”), terç (“third”), quarter (“quarter”), milionèsim (“millionth”), bilionèsim (“billionth”), ....

The feminine form of the ordinal is usually used as the collective noun for a set of like objects of that size. Exceptions to the usual rule include parell (“set of 2”), qüern (“set of 4”), centenar (“set of 100”), grossa (“set of 144”), miler (“set of 1000”), and milenar (“1000”).

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Italian

Noun

novena f. (plural novene)

1. novena

Related terms

• nove

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Spanish

Adjective

novena f. (masculine noveno, feminine plural novenas, masculine plural novenos)

1. feminine form of noveno

Noun

novena f. (plural novenas)

1. novena