lua nova
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin luna nova (“new moon”).
Compare Galician lúa nova, Spanish luna nueva, Catalan lluna nova, Occitan luna novèla, French nouvelle lune, Italian luna nuova and Romanian lună nouă.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlu.a ˈnɔ.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.bɐ/ [ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ]
Noun
lua nova f (plural luas novas)
See also
Further reading
- “lua nova”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026