новак

See also: Новак

Bulgarian

Etymology

нов (nov, “new”) +‎ -ак (-ak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [noˈvak]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

нова́к • (novák) m (feminine нова́чка)

1. novice, freshman
2. (mockingly) newbie, rookie (new recruit)

Declension

Declension of нова́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	нова́к novák	нова́ци nováci
definite (subject form)	нова́кът novákǎt	нова́ците novácite
definite (object form)	нова́ка nováka
vocative form	нова́ко nováko	нова́ци nováci

References

• “новак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “новак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• ковна (kovna)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔvak]

Noun

новак • (novak) m

1. novice, newbie

Declension

Declension of новак

	singular	plural
indefinite	новак (novak)	новаци (novaci)
definite unspecified	новакот (novakot)	новаците (novacite)
definite proximal	новаков (novakov)	новациве (novacive)
definite distal	новакон (novakon)	новацине (novacine)
vocative	новаку (novaku)	новаци (novaci)
count form	—	новака (novaka)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From но̏в.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǒʋaːk/
• Hyphenation: но‧вак

Noun

но̀ва̄к m (Latin spelling nòvāk)

1. recruit
2. novice

Declension

Declension of новак

	singular	plural
nominative	но̀ва̄к	нова́ци
genitive	нова́ка	новака
dative	новаку	новацима
accusative	новака	новаке
vocative	новаче	новаци
locative	новаку	новацима
instrumental	новаком	новацима

References

• “новак”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025