nua

See also: núa, nuâ, nũa, nưa, nửa, nứa, nữa, nu'a, and nua-

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈnu.ə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnu.a/
  • Rhymes: -ua

Adjective

nua f sg

  1. feminine singular of nu

Gbari

Noun

nua

  1. water

References


Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish núa, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (new).

Pronunciation

Adjective

nua (genitive singular feminine nuaí, comparative nuaí)

  1. new; fresh, recent, novel

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

nua m (genitive singular nua)

  1. newness; new thing

Declension

Further reading

  • núa, núae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "nua" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “nua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “nua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Shuar

Alternative forms

Noun

nua

  1. woman, person of female sex

Coordinate terms

References

  • Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano
  • George Saad (2014) A Grammar Sketch of Shuar, Radboud University Nijmegen, page 25

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnu.ɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnu.a/
  • Rhymes: -uɐ

Adjective

nua

  1. Feminine singular of adjective nu.

Rapa Nui

Noun

nua

  1. mother

Usage notes

Considered archaic. Modern usage is matu'a vahine or matu'a poreko.

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