nova.
Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
Meaning & usage
Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
Ellipsis of classical nova
Where this word comes from
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.
plural of novum
Where this word comes from
Blend of novum + Latin -a. From the Latin -a suffix used as the plural suffix form for singular words ending with -um (an inflection of -us).
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