novo

See also: Novo, nóvo, novó, and növő

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔ.βʊ], [ˈno.βʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔβʊ, -oβʊ
• Hyphenation: no‧vo

Noun

novo m (plural novos)

1. (usually in the plural) the young people

   Algúns vellos pensan que os novos só queren estar de troula ― Some old people think that youngsters just want to have fun

2. (usually in the plural) the new produce of a field or farm

Adjective

novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novos, feminine plural novas)

1. new

   O novo ministro prometeu o seu cargo.

   The new minister promised his position.

2. young
3. freshly made
4. brand new
5. good as new
6. belonging to the last harvest
   • 1301, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 52:

     A Eluira, I moyo de pan do nouo, de qual ouueren, e I bacoro

     To Elvira, one modius of grain of the new [harvest], whatever species they happen to have there, and one piglet

Derived terms

• novación
• novato
• novel
• novelo
• novío
• novizo
• novo do trinque (“brand new; just bought”)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “novo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “novo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “novo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “novo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.vo/
• Rhymes: -ɔvo
• Hyphenation: nò‧vo

Adjective

novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novi, feminine plural nove)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of nuovo
   • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XVIII, p. 268, vv. 22-23:

     A la man destra vidi nova pieta ¶ novo tormento e novi frustatori, [...]

     Upon my right hand I beheld new anguish, ¶ new torments, and new wielders of the lash, [...]

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈno.u̯oː/, [ˈnou̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vo/, [ˈnɔːvo]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European *néweh₂ti, derived from *néwos (“new”), from the root *new-.

Verb

novō (present infinitive novāre, perfect active novāvī, supine novātum); first conjugation

1. to make new, renew, refresh

   Synonyms: integrō, renovō, redintegrō, iterō, reparō, reficiō, referō

2. to alter, change

   Synonyms: variō, renovō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of novō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	novō		novās		novat		novāmus		novātis		novant
	imperfect	novābam		novābās		novābat		novābāmus		novābātis		novābant
	future	novābō		novābis		novābit		novābimus		novābitis		novābunt
	perfect	novāvī		novāvistī		novāvit		novāvimus		novāvistis		novāvērunt, novāvēre
	pluperfect	novāveram		novāverās		novāverat		novāverāmus		novāverātis		novāverant
	future perfect	novāverō		novāveris		novāverit		novāverimus		novāveritis		novāverint
passive	present	novor		novāris, novāre		novātur		novāmur		novāminī		novantur
	imperfect	novābar		novābāris, novābāre		novābātur		novābāmur		novābāminī		novābantur
	future	novābor		novāberis, novābere		novābitur		novābimur		novābiminī		novābuntur
	perfect	novātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	novātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	novātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	novem		novēs		novet		novēmus		novētis		novent
	imperfect	novārem		novārēs		novāret		novārēmus		novārētis		novārent
	perfect	novāverim		novāverīs		novāverit		novāverīmus		novāverītis		novāverint
	pluperfect	novāvissem		novāvissēs		novāvisset		novāvissēmus		novāvissētis		novāvissent
passive	present	nover		novēris, novēre		novētur		novēmur		novēminī		noventur
	imperfect	novārer		novārēris, novārēre		novārētur		novārēmur		novārēminī		novārentur
	perfect	novātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	novātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		novā		—		—		novāte		—
	future	—		novātō		novātō		—		novātōte		novantō
passive	present	—		novāre		—		—		novāminī		—
	future	—		novātor		novātor		—		—		novantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		novāre			novārī			novāns			—
future		novātūrum esse			novātum īrī			novātūrus			novandus
perfect		novāvisse			novātum esse			—			novātus
future perfect		—			novātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		novātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		novandī		novandō		novandum		novandō		novātum		novātū

Derived terms

• novātiō
• innovō
• renovō

Related terms

• novus

Descendants

• English: novate
• Spanish: novar

Etymology 2

Adjective

novō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of novus

References

• “novo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “novo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• novo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to introduce a new religion, a new cult: novas religiones instituere
    
  • to plot a revolution: novas res moliri (Verr. 2. 125)
    
• Words (Latin) Version 1.8

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin novum (“new”).

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.βo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.βʊ/

Adjective

novo m (plural novos, feminine nova, feminine plural novas)

1. new

Descendants

• Fala: novu
• Galician: novo
• Portuguese: novo (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "novo"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus (“new”), from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Compare Galician novo and Spanish nuevo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈno.bu/ [ˈno.βu]

• (Porto) IPA^(key): [ˈnwɐ.βu]
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈno.vʷ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ovu, (Northern Portugal) -obu
• Hyphenation: no‧vo

Adjective

novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novos, feminine plural novas, comparable, comparative mais novo, superlative o mais novo or novíssimo, metaphonic)

1. (of things) new
   1. recently made or created

      É uma casa nova.

      It is a new house.

   2. not previously worn or used

      Comprei um carro novo.

      I bought a new car.

   Synonym: novo em folha

   1. recently discovered

      As novas ruínas vão ser úteis para os arqueólogos.

      The new ruins will be useful to archaeologists.

   2. (of a period of time, often follows the noun) new (about to begin or recently begun)

      Ano novo.

      New year.

2. (of persons or sometimes animals) young

   Ele é demasiado novo para assistir isso.

   He is too young to watch this.

   Ela é a minha irmã mais nova.

   She is my youngest sister.

   Synonyms: jovem, novato

3. original (fresh; different)

   Ideias novas para tempos novos.

   Original ideas for new times.

   Synonym: original

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “recently made or created”): antigo, velho, vetusto
• (antonym(s) of “not previously worn or used”): usado
• (antonym(s) of “young”): idoso, velho
• (antonym(s) of “original”): antigo, antiquado, ultrapassado, vetusto
• (antonym(s) of “about to begin or recently begun”): passado, velho

Noun

novo m (uncountable)

1. new ideas or things; novelties

   Synonym: novidades

   O novo me assusta.

   Novelties scare me.

Derived terms

• de novo
• Nova Amesterdão
• Nova Gales do Sul
• Nova Iorque
• Nova Jérsia
• Nova Lisboa
• novamente
• novas
• novinho
• novíssimo
• novo em folha
• Porto Novo
• Terra Nova
• Vila Nova

Related terms

• inovar
• neo-
• noivo
• novato
• novela
• noviço
• novidade
• novilho
• renovar

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: nobu, novu
• Kabuverdianu: nobu
• Papiamentu: nobo

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

novo

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of nov

Noun

novo (Cyrillic spelling ново)

1. vocative singular of nȏva

Spanish

Adjective

novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novos, feminine plural novas)

1. Obsolete form of nuevo.

Verb

novo

1. first-person singular present indicative of novar

Venetan

Alternative forms

• nóvo

Etymology

From Latin novus. Compare Italian nuovo.

Adjective

novo (feminine singular nova, masculine plural novi, feminine plural nove) (Alternative masculine plural: nuvi)

1. new