supernova – English noun declension

English noun forms of supernova

Noun: supernova
Singularsupernova
Pluralsupernovae; supernovæ; supernovas

Sample Sentences

  • In these stellar pairings, if the two stars are close together, the white dwarf will siphon mass away from its companion and have an outburst called a nova. And when the white dwarf accumulates too much mass, it will collapse and explode in a supernova. […] “In this kind of supernova, the white dwarf is completely destroyed, so its companion is released and flies off at whatever orbital speed it was originally moving, plus a little bit of a kick from the supernova explosion as well,” Burgasser said. [2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024:]
  • Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova. [2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 59:]

Nouns inflected like supernova

supernova, aura,

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *úp
3. Proto-Indo-European *-er
4. Proto-Indo-European *upér
5. Proto-Italic *super
6. Latin super
7. Latin super-lbor.
8. English super-
9. English nova
10. English supernova
11. From super- + nova.

Verbs referencing "supernova"

Dutch Nouns supernova, Portuguese Nouns supernova, Greek Nouns υπερκαινοφανής.