noiva

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese novia, from a Vulgar Latin root novia, from Latin nova, possibly influenced by nupta. Compare Spanish novia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.vɐ/ [ˈnoɪ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.va/ [ˈnoɪ̯.va]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.bɐ/ [ˈnoj.βɐ]

Hyphenation: noi‧va

Noun

noiva f (plural noivas)

bride (female equivalent of noivo)
fiancée (an engaged woman about to marry)

Verb

noiva

inflection of noivar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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