noivo

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese novio, from Vulgar Latin *novius, from Latin novus (“new”). Compare with the Spanish novio.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: noi‧vo

Noun

noivo m (plural noivos, feminine noiva, feminine plural noivas)

  1. fiancé
  2. groom, bridegroom
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

noivo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of noivar

Further reading

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