novo

See also: Novo, nóvo, and novó

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.βʊ/

Noun

novo m (plural novos)

1. (usually in the plural) the young people

Adjective

novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novos, feminine plural novas)

1. new
2. young
3. freshly made
4. brand new
5. good as new
6. belonging to the last harvest
   • 1301, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. Vigo: Galaxia, page 52:

     A Eluira, I moyo de pan do nouo, de qual ouueren, e I bacoro

     To Elvira, one modius of grain of the new [harvest], whatever species they happen to have there, and one piglet

Derived terms

• novación
• novato
• novel
• novelo
• novío
• novizo
• novo do trinque (“brand new; just bought”)

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “novo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Italian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, from the root *new-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.vo/, [ˈn̺ɔːvo]
• Hyphenation: nò‧vo

Noun

1. Archaic form of nuovo.
   • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier (1994), Canto XVIII, p. 268, vv. 22-23:

     A la man destra vidi nova pieta ¶ novo tormento e novi frustatori, [...]

     Upon my right hand I beheld new anguish, ¶ new torments, and new wielders of the lash, [...]

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈno.u̯oː/, [ˈnou̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vo/, [ˈnɔːvo]

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Italic *nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European *néweh₂ti, derived from *néwos (“new”), from the root *new-.

Verb

novō (present infinitive novāre, perfect active novāvī, supine novātum); first conjugation

1. I make new, renew, refresh.
2. I alter, change.

Conjugation

Conjugation of novō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	novō	novās	novat	novāmus	novātis	novant
	imperfect	novābam	novābās	novābat	novābāmus	novābātis	novābant
	future	novābō	novābis	novābit	novābimus	novābitis	novābunt
	perfect	novāvī	novāvistī	novāvit	novāvimus	novāvistis	novāvērunt, novāvēre
	pluperfect	novāveram	novāverās	novāverat	novāverāmus	novāverātis	novāverant
	future perfect	novāverō	novāveris	novāverit	novāverimus	novāveritis	novāverint
passive	present	novor	novāris, novāre	novātur	novāmur	novāminī	novantur
	imperfect	novābar	novābāris, novābāre	novābātur	novābāmur	novābāminī	novābantur
	future	novābor	novāberis, novābere	novābitur	novābimur	novābiminī	novābuntur
	perfect	novātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	novātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	novātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	novem	novēs	novet	novēmus	novētis	novent
	imperfect	novārem	novārēs	novāret	novārēmus	novārētis	novārent
	perfect	novāverim	novāverīs	novāverit	novāverīmus	novāverītis	novāverint
	pluperfect	novāvissem	novāvissēs	novāvisset	novāvissēmus	novāvissētis	novāvissent
passive	present	nover	novēris, novēre	novētur	novēmur	novēminī	noventur
	imperfect	novārer	novārēris, novārēre	novārētur	novārēmur	novārēminī	novārentur
	perfect	novātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	novātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	novā	—	—	novāte	—
	future	—	novātō	novātō	—	novātōte	novantō
passive	present	—	novāre	—	—	novāminī	—
	future	—	novātor	novātor	—	—	novantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		novāre	novāvisse	novātūrum esse	novārī	novātum esse	novātum īrī
participles		novāns	—	novātūrus	—	novātus	novandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		novandī	novandō	novandum	novandō	novātum	novātū

Derived terms

• novātiō
• innovō
• renovō

Related terms

• novus

Descendants

• English: novate
• Spanish: novar

Etymology 2

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) novō

1. dative masculine singular of novus
2. dative neuter singular of novus
3. ablative masculine singular of novus
4. ablative neuter singular of novus

References

• “novo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “novo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• novo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to introduce a new religion, a new cult: novas religiones instituere
    
  • to plot a revolution: novas res moliri (Verr. 2. 125)
    
• Words (Latin) Version 1.8

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus (“new”), from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈno.vu/

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ˈno.vo/

Adjective

1. (of things) new
   1. recently made or created

      É uma casa nova.

      It is a new house.

   2. not previously worn or used

      Comprei um carro novo.

      I bough a new car.

   3. recently discovered

      As novas ruínas serão úteis aos arqueólogos.

      The new ruins will be useful to archaeologists.

   4. (of a period of time, often follows the noun) new (about to begin or recently begun)

      Ano novo.

      New year.

2. (of persons or sometimes animals) young

   Ele é novo demais para assistir isso.

   He is too young to watch this.

   Ela é a minha irmã mais nova.

   She is my youngest sister.

3. original (fresh; different)

   Ideias novas para tempos novos.

   Original ideas for new times.

Synonyms

• (not previously word or used): novo em folha
• (young): jovem, novato
• (original): original

Antonyms

• (recently made or created): antigo, velho, vetusto
• (not previously worn or used): usado
• (young): idoso, velho
• (original): antigo, antiquado, ultrapassado, vetusto
• (about to begin or recently begun): passado, velho

Noun

novo m (uncountable)

1. new ideas or things; novelties

   O novo me assusta.

   Novelties scare me.

Synonyms

• novidades

Derived terms

• novo em folha

Related terms

• de novo
• neo-
• noivo
• novamente
• novas

• noviço
• novidade
• novilho
• inovar
• renovar

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Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

novo

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of nov

Noun

novo (Cyrillic spelling ново)

1. vocative singular of nȏva

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Spanish

Adjective

novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novos, feminine plural novas)

1. Obsolete spelling of nova.

Verb

novo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of novar.

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Venetian

Alternative forms

• nóvo

Etymology

From Latin novus. Compare Italian nuovo

Adjective

novo (feminine singular nova, masculine plural novi, feminine plural nove) (Alternative masculine plural: nuvi)

1. new