nouveau

English

Etymology

French nouveau. Recognized as English in 1828. Doublet of novel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuːˈvəʊ/

Adjective

nouveau (not comparable)

  1. New, fashionable.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French nouveau, from Old French novel, from Latin novellus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu.vo/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Homophone: nouveaux

Adjective

nouveau (masculine singular before vowel nouvel, feminine nouvelle, masculine plural nouveaux, feminine plural nouvelles)

  1. new, novel

Usage notes

  • nouveau is a French adjective which when possessing an attributive function can precede its noun.
  • When used in the masculine singular, nouveau becomes nouvel before a word beginning with a vowel or a mute h.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: nouvo
  • Mauritian Creole: nouvo
  • Seychellois Creole: nouvo
  • English: nouveau

Noun

nouveau m (plural nouveaux, feminine nouvelle)

  1. new person, new thing
    Antonym: vieux

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French novel, from Latin novellus, from novus (new).

Adjective

nouveau m (feminine singular nouvelle, masculine plural nouveaulx, feminine plural nouvelles)

  1. new

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of new): vieulx

Descendants

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