nouvelle

See also: Nouvelle

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu.vɛl/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: nouvel, nouvelles

Etymology 1

Non-lemma form.

Adjective

nouvelle

  1. 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)

  1. news, a piece of information
    J’ai appris la nouvelle hier soir.
    I heard the news yesterday evening.
  2. novella, short story
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Mauritian Creole: nouvel
Borrowings

Further reading

Middle French

Adjective

nouvelle

  1. feminine singular of nouveau (new)

Norman

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Etymology 1

Non-lemma form.

Adjective

nouvelle

  1. feminine singular of nouvieau (new)

Etymology 2

From Old French novele, from Vulgar Latin *novella, substantivized neuter plural form of Latin novellus (new, novel).

Noun

nouvelle f (plural nouvelles)

  1. (Jersey) news, a piece of information
Derived terms
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