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nua.

new; fresh, recent, novel

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/nua/[nuʷa]/n̪ˠoː/Munster, Cork/n̪ˠuə/Munster, Kerry

  1. new; fresh, recent, novel

  2. newness; new thing

    masculine · noun-from-verb
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”).

noun/n̪ˠoː/Munster, Cork/n̪ˠuə/Munster, Kerry/n̪ˠuə/Connacht, Ulster/n̪ˠuː/Connacht, Ulster

  1. water

Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”).

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