novena
English
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin novēna, from Latin novēnus (“nine [each]”).
Noun
novena (plural novenas or novenae)
- (Roman Catholicism) A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession.
Translations
a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Asturian
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of novenu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin novēnus (“nine”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /noˈvə.nə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /nuˈbɛ.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /noˈve.na/
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of novè
Noun
![]() la novena major | ![]() la novena menor |
novena f (plural novenes)
- (music) ninth
- (Roman Catholicism) novena
Derived terms
- novena major (“major ninth”)
- novena menor (“minor ninth”)
Galician
Noun
novena f (plural novenas)
- (Roman Catholicism) novena
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of noveno
Italian
Noun
novena f (plural novene)
- (Roman Catholicism) novena
Related terms
- nove
Anagrams
- Navone, navone
Latin
Noun
novēna f (genitive novēnae); first declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) novena (recitation of prayers for nine days)
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | novēna | novēnae |
Genitive | novēnae | novēnārum |
Dative | novēnae | novēnīs |
Accusative | novēnam | novēnās |
Ablative | novēnā | novēnīs |
Vocative | novēna | novēnae |
Adjective
novēna
- inflection of novēnus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
novēnā
- ablative feminine singular of novēnus
References
- novena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin novēna.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /noˈvẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /noˈve.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nuˈve.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: no‧ve‧na
Noun
novena f (plural novenas)
- a period of nine days
- a set of nine things
- (Roman Catholicism) novena (a recitation of prayers for nine days)
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of noveno
References
- “novena” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noˈbena/ [noˈβ̞e.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: no‧ve‧na
Noun
novena f (plural novenas)
- (Roman Catholicism) novena
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of noveno
Further reading
- “noveno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014