nouvelle
See also: Nouvelle
French
Etymology 1
Non-lemma form.
Adjective
nouvelle
- feminine singular of nouveau (“new”)
- Jérôme a acheté sa nouvelle voiture hier.
- Jerome bought his new car yesterday.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle French nouvelle, from Old French novele, from Vulgar Latin *novella, substantivized neuter plural form of Latin novellus (“new, novel”). Compare Italian novella.
Doublet of novelle.
Noun
nouvelle f (plural nouvelles)
- news, a piece of information
- J’ai appris la nouvelle hier soir.
- I heard the news yesterday evening.
- novella, short story
Derived terms
- bonne nouvelle (“good news”)
- lecteur de nouvelles
- lectrice de nouvelles
- pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles
- tu m'en diras des nouvelles
- vous m’en direz des nouvelles
Further reading
- “nouvelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Norman
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Etymology 1
Non-lemma form.
Etymology 2
From Old French novele, from Vulgar Latin *novella, substantivized neuter plural form of Latin novellus (“new, novel”).
Derived terms
- bouônne nouvelle (“good news”)
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