nov

See also: Nov, nov., nov-, and Nov.

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

nov (plural novs)

  1. (slang, rare, rowing) A novice.
    • 1999, Oli Rosenbladt, "Virginia Women Sweep Rivanna Romp", in Rowing News (volume 6, number 21, page 8)
      The novice eights race demonstrated one of the reasons UVa manages to be so good year after year; the UVa novs finished first and second in the event, while Clemson's novice crew, the surprise of the regatta, took third.
    • 2015, Echo Freer, Toxic Treacle
      He scanned the group and his heart sank; he was shocked to see that, like Alex, they were mostly novices. [] He pulled down his scarf and drew Kraze to one side. 'Woz happenin' with the novs?'

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnof]

Noun

nov m

  1. new moon (phase of the moon)

Antonyms


Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Number

nov

  1. (cardinal, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) nine
Alternative forms
  • (Puter, Vallader) nouv

Etymology 2

From Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos

Number

nov m (feminine singular nova, masculine plural novs, feminine plural novas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) new
Alternative forms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *novъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nôʋ/

Adjective

nȍv (definite nȍvī, comparative noviji, Cyrillic spelling но̏в)

  1. new
  2. novel
  3. modern
  4. recent
  5. fresh

Declension


Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *novъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔ́w/
  • Tonal orthography: nȍv

Adjective

nòv (comparative novêjši, superlative nàjnovêjši)

  1. new

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.


Swedish

Noun

nov

  1. November; Abbreviation of november.

See also

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