novena

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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

a recitation of prayers for nine days

• Basque: bederatziurren
• Catalan: novena (ca) f
• Dutch: noveen (nl)
• Galician: novena f
• Italian: novena (it) f
• Japanese: ノベナ, ^{(please verify)} 連続 9 日間の祈り
• Latin: novēna (la) f
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• Manx: padjer nuy laa f
• Polish: nowenna (pl) f
• Portuguese: novena (pt) f
• Spanish: novena (es) f
• Tagalog: pagsisiyam, nobena

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin novēnus (“nine”).

Adjective

novena

1. feminine singular of novè

Noun

la novena major

la novena menor

novena f (plural novenes)

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

Derived terms

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

 

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Galician

Noun

novena f (plural novenas)

1. (Roman Catholicism) novena

Adjective

novena

1. feminine singular of noveno

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Italian

Noun

novena f (plural novene)

1. (Roman Catholicism) novena

Related terms

• nove

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Latin

Noun

novēna f (genitive novēnae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) novēna

1. nominative feminine singular of novēnus
2. nominative neuter plural of novēnus
3. accusative neuter plural of novēnus
4. vocative feminine singular of novēnus
5. vocative neuter plural of novēnus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) novēnā

1. ablative feminine singular of novēnus

References

• novena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Noun

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

novena

1. feminine singular of noveno

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noˈbena/ [noˈβ̞e.na]

Adjective

novena

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective noveno.

Noun

novena f (plural novenas)

1. (Roman Catholicism) novena