Adjective: novus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | novus |
| Singular fem. | nova |
| Singular neut. | novum |
| Plural masc. | novī |
| Plural fem. | novae |
| Plural neut. | nova |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | novī |
| Singular fem. | novae |
| Singular neut. | novī |
| Plural masc. | novōrum |
| Plural fem. | novārum |
| Plural neut. | novōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | novō |
| Singular fem. | novae |
| Singular neut. | novō |
| Plural masc. | novīs |
| Plural fem. | novīs |
| Plural neut. | novīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | novum |
| Singular fem. | novam |
| Singular neut. | novum |
| Plural masc. | novōs |
| Plural fem. | novās |
| Plural neut. | nova |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | novō |
| Singular fem. | novā |
| Singular neut. | novō |
| Plural masc. | novīs |
| Plural fem. | novīs |
| Plural neut. | novīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | nove |
| Singular fem. | nova |
| Singular neut. | novum |
| Plural masc. | novī |
| Plural fem. | novae |
| Plural neut. | nova |
Comparison
| Comparative | novior |
| Superlative | novissimus |
Sample Sentences
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nihil sub sole novum (there is nothing new under the sun) [c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Ecclesiastes.1.10]
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“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!”
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(Dido finds the appearance and character of Aeneas attractive; to her, he is not just another new or unknown visitor to Carthage.)) [29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.10-11]
Adjectives inflected like novus
scītus,
inadustus,
saevus,
commodus,
vāstus,
frāctus,
perfectus,
pecūniōsus,
scelestus,
īnfestus,
īnfirmus,
splendidus,
perītus,
iugōsus,
glōriōsus,
vulgātus,
lascīvus,
sevērus,
irritus,
facinorōsus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. From 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).
2. 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.
Verbs referencing "novus"
English Adjectives
new, French Adjectives
neuf, Catalan Adjectives
nou, Romanian Adjectives
nou, Italian Adjectives
nuovo, Galician Adjectives
novo, Portuguese Adjectives
novo, Asturian Adjectives
nuevu, Portuguese Adjectives
noviço, French Adjectives
novotestamentaire.
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