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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Catalan
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- novena major (“major ninth”)
- novena menor (“minor ninth”)
Galician
Italian
Related terms
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 |
Numeral
novēna
- inflection of novēnus:
- nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
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
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /noˈvẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /noˈve.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nuˈve.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /nuˈbe.nɐ/ [nuˈβe.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)
References
- “novena” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noˈbena/ [noˈβ̞e.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: no‧ve‧na
Further reading
- “noveno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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