nua

See also: núa, nuâ, nũa, nưa, nửa, nứa, nữa, nu'a, and nua-

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈnu.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈnu.a]
• Rhymes: -ua

Adjective

nua f sg

1. feminine singular of nu

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Gbari

Noun

nua

1. water

References

• Frank Edgar, A Grammar of the Gbari Language, page 94

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Irish

Alternative forms

• nuadh (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old Irish núa, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪ˠuə/
• IPA^(key): /n̪ˠuː/

Adjective

nua (genitive singular feminine nuaí, comparative nuaí)

1. new; fresh, recent, novel

Declension

Declension of nua

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	nua	nua	nua
Vocative	nua		nua
Genitive		nuaí	nua	nua
Dative	nua	nua	nua
Comparative	níos nuaí
Superlative	is nuaí

Derived terms

• An Tiomna Nua m (“the New Testament”)
• Sasana Nua f (“New England”)

Noun

nua m (genitive singular nua)

1. newness; new thing

Declension

Declension of nua

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative nua Vocative a nua Genitive nua Dative nua

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an nua Genitive an nua Dative leis an nua don nua

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “núa, núae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nua”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nua”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnu.ɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈnu.a/
• Rhymes: -uɐ

Adjective

nua

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

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Rapa Nui

Noun

nua

1. mother

Usage notes

Considered archaic. Modern usage is matu'a vahine or matu'a poreko.

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Shuar

Alternative forms

• núa

Noun

nua

1. woman, person of female sex

Coordinate terms

• aishmank

References

• Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano
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