nua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nua"

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈnu.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈnu.a]
• Rhymes: -ua

Adjective

nua f sg

1. feminine singular of nu

Etymology 2

Verb

nua

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

Gbari

Noun

nua

1. water

References

• Frank Edgar, A Grammar of the Gbari Language, page 94

Irish

Alternative forms

• nuadh (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”).

Pronunciation

• (Cork) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠoː/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠuə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠuː/

Adjective

nua (genitive singular feminine nuaí, comparative nuaí)

1. new; fresh, recent, novel

Declension

Declension of nua

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	nua	nua	nua
vocative	nua		nua
genitive		nuaí	nua	nua
dative	nua	nua	nua
Comparative	níos nuaí
Superlative	is nuaí

Derived terms

• Albain Nua f (“Nova Scotia”)
• Droichead Nua (“Newbridge, Co. Kildare”)
• nua-aimseartha (“modern”, adjective)
• nua-aoiseach (“modern”, adjective)
• nuabheirthe (“newborn”, adjective)
• nuafhocal m (“neologism”)
• nuaphósta (“newlywed”, adjective)
• Sasana Nua f (“New England”)
• Tiomna Nua m (“New Testament”)

 

Related terms

• nuacht f (“news”)

Noun

nua m (genitive singular nua)

1. newness; new thing

Declension

Declension of nua (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative nua vocative a nua genitive nua dative nua forms with the definite article case singular nominative an nua genitive an nua dative leis an nua don nua

Related terms

• adhnua m (“novelty”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “núa, núae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nua”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nua”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nūdam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnu.a/
• Rhymes: -ua

Adjective

nua

1. feminine singular of nuu

Descendants

• Galician: núa
• Portuguese: nua

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnu.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -uɐ
• Hyphenation: nu‧a

Adjective

nua

1. feminine singular of nu

Rapa Nui

Noun

nua

1. mother

Usage notes

Considered archaic. Modern usage is matu'a vahine or matu'a poreko.

Shuar

Alternative forms

• núa

Noun

nua

1. woman, person of female sex

Coordinate terms

• aishmank

References

• Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano
• George Saad (2014) A Grammar Sketch of Shuar (Thesis)‎^[1], Radboud University Nijmegen, page 25

Uab Meto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha.

Numeral

nua

1. two

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nuə˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nuə˧˧]

Adjective

nua • (奴)

1. (only in compounds) old; aged

See also

Derived terms

• già nua