di nuovo

Italian

Alternative forms

• di novo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin dē (“from”) + novō (“new”), possibly a restructured inherited form of Classical Latin dēnuō (“again, anew”), itself a reduced form of a supposed and unattested Old Latin *dē novōd. Related to Medieval Latin dē novō (“afresh, as a new thing, out of nowhere”). Compare Old Spanish de nuevo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di ˈnwɔ.vo/
• Hyphenation: di‧nuò‧vo

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Adverb

di nuovo

1. again, anew

   Synonyms: ancora, un'altra volta, daccapo

   • 1374, Boccaccio, Rime 1.41-42:

     come / si fa qual che di nuovo è discontento

Interjection

di nuovo

1. goodbye

   Synonym: arrivederci