novell

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan novell, from Latin novellus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

novell (feminine novella, masculine plural novells, feminine plural novelles)

1. new, novel
2. who is a newcomer
3. newborn

Noun

novell m (plural novells)

1. newborn animal

Related terms

• nou

Descendants

• → Spanish: novel

Further reading

• “novell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “novell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “novell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “novell”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Novelle.

Noun

novell (genitive novelli, partitive novelli)

1. novella (short novel)
2. (law) amendment (correction or addition to a law)

Declension

Declension of novell (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		novell	novellid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	novelli
genitive			novellide
partitive		novelli	novelle novellisid
illative		novelli novellisse	novellidesse novellesse
inessive		novellis	novellides novelles
elative		novellist	novellidest novellest
allative		novellile	novellidele novellele
adessive		novellil	novellidel novellel
ablative		novellilt	novellidelt novellelt
translative		novelliks	novellideks novelleks
terminative		novellini	novellideni
essive		novellina	novellidena
abessive		novellita	novellideta
comitative		novelliga	novellidega

Derived terms

• novellikogu

Related terms

• jutustus
• lühiromaan
• lühijutt
• romaan

Further reading

• novell in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin novellus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

novell c

1. a short story (short work of fiction)

Declension

Declension of novell

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	novell	novells
	definite	novellen	novellens
plural	indefinite	noveller	novellers
	definite	novellerna	novellernas

Derived terms

• kärleksnovell
• novellsamling (“collection of short stories”)
• porrnovell

Descendants

• → Finnish: novelli

See also

• kortroman (“novella”)
• roman (“novel”)

References

• “novell”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “novell”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)