[ˈnɔ.wʊs], [ˈnɔː.vus]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Cognates include Old English nīewe (English new), Ancient Greek νέος (néos), Proto-Slavic *novъ, and Sanskrit नव (náva).
Proto-Italic *nowos fails to become Latin *nuus due to specific conditions in the development of Latin, namely -o-(w)- being in the first syllable, whereas *dē nowōd (“anew”) became dēnuō.
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2new, novel
“nihil sub sole novum” — there is nothing new under the sun
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2fresh, young
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2recent
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2unusual, strange, extraordinary
““Quis novus hic nostrīs successit sēdibus hospes?” — “What [is it about] this unusual guest who has entered our home? How he bears [his noble] face, how brave in heart and in battle!”
(Dido finds the appearance and character of Aeneas attractive; to her
Formsnova(feminine) · novum(neuter) · novior(comparative) · novissimus(superlative) · novē(adverb) · noviter(adverb) · novus(masculine, nominative, singular) · nova(feminine, nominative, singular) · novum(neuter, nominative, singular) · novī(masculine, nominative, plural) · novae(feminine, nominative, plural) · nova(neuter, nominative, plural) · novī(genitive, masculine, singular) · novae(feminine, genitive, singular) · novī(genitive, neuter, singular) · novōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · novārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · novōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · novō(dative, masculine, singular) · novae(dative, feminine, singular)