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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		novāre	novāvisse	novātūrum esse	novārī	novātum esse	novātum īrī
participles		novāns	—	novātūrus	—	novātus	novandus
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/

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• 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