Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, from the root *new-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnwɔ.vo/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvo
  • Hyphenation: nuò‧vo

Adjective

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nuovo (feminine nuova, masculine plural nuovi, feminine plural nuove, superlative nuovissimo)

  1. new
    Antonym: vecchio
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References

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  1. ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1579: “nuovo; nuova; nuovi; nuove” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Further reading

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  • nuovo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

Neapolitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin novus.

Pronunciation

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  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈnwoːvə], (feminine) [ˈnɔːvə]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈnuː(ə̆)və], (feminine) [ˈnoːvə]

Adjective

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nuovo (feminine singular nova, masculine plural nuove, feminine plural nove)

  1. new

References

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  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1579: “nuovo; nuova; nuovo; nuove” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Andreoli, Raffaele (1887) “nuovo”, in Vocabolario napoletano-italiano (in Italian), page 455
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “nuovo-nova”, in Schedario Napoletano
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