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novus.

new, novel

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈnɔ.wʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈnɔː.vus]
  1. new, novel

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. fresh, young

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. recent

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. unusual, strange, extraordinary

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

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). 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.

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