nouvel

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.vɛl/

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• Homophones: nouvelle, nouvelles

Adjective

nouvel

1. Form of nouveau (“new”) used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound.

   Je souhaiterais que tu sois là pour le nouvel an.

   I wish you were here for the new year.

Usage notes

Used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel like an but also before nouns that start with a vowel sound like hôpital, where the h is silent: un nouvel hôpital /œ̃.nu.vɛl.o.pi.tal/.

Derived terms

• nouvel an

Further reading

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

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuvel]

Etymology 1

From French nouvelle.

Noun

nouvel

1. news, information

   Synonyms: news, samachar

Etymology 2

From French nouvel.

Adjective

nouvel

1. new