different between nova vs ova

English

Etymology

Feminine nominative singular of Latin novus (“new”). The feminine is used since stella (“star”) is feminine; thus nova is a shortening of nova stella (“new star”), first used in this sense in 1573 by Tycho Brahe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n??.v?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?no?.v?/
• Rhymes: -??v?

Noun

nova (plural novae or novas)

1. (astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.

Derived terms

Related terms

• novum

Translations

See also

• plerion
• planetary nebula
• preplanetary nebula
• protoplanetary nebula

Anagrams

• Avon, Vona

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?n?.v?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?n?.b?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?n?.va/

Adjective

nova

1. feminine singular of nou

Noun

nova f (plural noves)

1. (in the plural) news

   Synonym: notícia

Further reading

• “nova” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?no?.va?/
• Hyphenation: no?va
• Rhymes: -o?va?

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin nova, from nova stella, stella nova.

Noun

nova f (plural novae or nova's)

1. (astronomy) nova, nova star

Derived terms

• dwergnova
• supernova

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

nova

1. plural of novum

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian nuovo, Spanish nuevo, Portuguese novo, Bulgarian ???? (nova); from Latin novus. May also be a derivation from Polish nowy or Russian ?????? (nóvyj). All derived from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, including similar cognates in other Indo-European languages (English new, German neu, French nouveau, Lithuanian naujas, Ancient Greek ???? (néos), Persian ??? (nou), Hindi ??? (nay?)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?no.va/
• Hyphenation: no?va

Adjective

nova (accusative singular novan, plural novaj, accusative plural novajn)

1. new

Antonyms

• malnova

Finnish

Noun

nova

1. nova (sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)

Declension

Derived terms

• supernova

Anagrams

• avon, vaon

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: novas, novât

Noun

nova f (plural novas or novae or novæ)

1. (astronomy) nova

Verb

nova

1. third-person singular past historic of nover

Further reading

• “nova” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology 1

From novo (“new”).

Noun

nova f (plural novas)

1. item of news

   Synonyms: noticia, novidade

Adjective

nova

1. feminine singular of novo

Etymology 2

Noun

nova f (plural novas)

1. (astronomy) nova (any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)

Related terms

• supernova

Further reading

• “nova” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Ido

Etymology

From earlier nuva, from Esperanto nova, from English new and novel, French nouveau and nouvel, German neu, Italian nuovo, Portuguese novo, Russian ?????? (nóvyj), Spanish nuevo, all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?no.va/, /?n?.va/

Adjective

nova

1. (of things) new, novel

2. (of persons) new (in service, office)

Antonyms

• anciena (“anicent, old”)

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?.va/
• Hyphenation: nò?va

Etymology 1

From New Latin nova.

Noun

nova f (plural nove)

1. nova

Derived terms

• ipernova
• supernova

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

nova

1. feminine singular of novo

Anagrams

• vano

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun use of the feminine form of novus (“new”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?no.u?a/, [?n?u?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?no.va/, [?n??v?]

Noun

nova f (genitive novae); first declension

1. (New Latin, astronomy) nova

Declension

First-declension noun.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• nova: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?no.u?a/, [?n?u?ä]
• nova: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?no.va/, [?n??v?]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?no.u?a?/, [?n?u?ä?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?no.va/, [?n??v?]

Adjective

nova

1. inflection of novus:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adjective

nov?

1. feminine ablative singular of novus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?n?.v?/

Adjective

nova

1. feminine singular of novo

Romanian

Etymology

From French nover, from Latin novare.

Verb

a nova (third-person singular present noveaz?, past participle novat) 1st conj.

1. to novate

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nô??a/
• Hyphenation: no?va

Noun

n?va f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. nova

Declension

Adjective

nova

1. inflection of nov:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??.v??/, [?n??.v??]
• Hyphenation: nò?va

Adjective

nova f sg

1. feminine singular of novu

Noun

nova f

1. news

Synonyms

• nuvità
• nutizzii
• infurmazioni
• nuveddu

Spanish

Verb

nova

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of novar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of novar.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of novar.

Venetian

Adjective

nova

1. feminine singular of novo

Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish neva.

Noun

nova

1. swamp, marsh, quagmire

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “????, ???????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ova, plural of ovum (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??v?

Noun

ova

1. (scientific term) plural of ovum

Anagrams

• AVO, OAV, VOA, avo

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adjective

ova (accusative singular ovan, plural ovaj, accusative plural ovajn)

1. related or pertaining to eggs
2. (attributive) egg

Related terms

• ovo

Italian

Noun

ova f

1. plural of ovo

Japanese

Romanization

ova

1. R?maji transcription of ???
2. R?maji transcription of ???

Latin

Verb

ov?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ov?

Noun

?va n

1. nominative plural of ?vum
2. accusative plural of ?vum
3. vocative plural of ?vum

References

• ova in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ?va, plural of ?vum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h??wyóm. Compare Spanish hueva. Doublet of ovo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /??.v?/
• Hyphenation: o?va

Noun

ova f (plural ovas)

1. roe (fish eggs)

Derived terms

• uma ova

See also

• caviar

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) aua
• (Surmiran) ava

Etymology

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ek?eh?. Compare French eau, Piedmontese eva.

Noun

ova f

1. (Puter) water

Derived terms

• ova da baiver
• ova minerela
• ova dal chüern, ova da la spina

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin ova, plural of ovum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.va/
• Hyphenation: ò?va

Noun

ova f pl

1. plural of ovu; eggs.

Spanish

Verb

ova

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ovar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ovar.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ovar.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????, from Proto-Turkic *oba (“cavity, valley”).

Noun

ova (definite accusative ovay?, plural ovalar)

1. plain, grassy plain, lowland

Derived terms

• oval?k