novena

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ecclesiastical Latin novēna, from Latin novēnus (nine [each]).

Noun[edit]

novena (plural novenas or novenae)

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

Translations[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

novena

  1. feminine singular of novenu

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin novēnus (nine).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

novena

  1. feminine singular of novè

Noun[edit]

la novena major
la novena menor

novena f (plural novenes)

  1. (music) ninth
  2. (Roman Catholicism) novena

Derived terms[edit]

Galician[edit]

Noun[edit]

novena f (plural novenas)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) novena

Adjective[edit]

novena

  1. feminine singular of noveno

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

novena f (plural novene)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) novena

Related terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

novēna f (genitive novēnae); first declension

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) novena (recitation of prayers for nine days)

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative novēna novēnae
Genitive novēnae novēnārum
Dative novēnae novēnīs
Accusative novēnam novēnās
Ablative novēnā novēnīs
Vocative novēna novēnae

Numeral[edit]

novēna

  1. inflection of novēnus:
    1. nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral[edit]

novēnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of novēnus

References[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin novēna.[1] By surface analysis, nove (nine) +‎ -ena.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: no‧ve‧na

Noun[edit]

novena f (plural novenas)

  1. a period of nine days
  2. a set of nine things
  3. (Roman Catholicism) novena (a recitation of prayers for nine days)

Adjective[edit]

novena

  1. feminine singular of noveno

References[edit]

  1. ^ novena” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /noˈbena/ [noˈβ̞e.na]
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: no‧ve‧na

Noun[edit]

novena f (plural novenas)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) novena

Adjective[edit]

novena

  1. feminine singular of noveno

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