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
Pronunciation
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of novè
Noun
novena f (plural novenes)
Derived terms
- novena major (“major ninth”)
- novena menor (“minor ninth”)
Galician
Noun
novena f (plural novenas)
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of noveno
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin novēna, from Latin novēnus (“nine [each]”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /noˈvena/ [noˈfe.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: no‧ve‧na
Noun
novena (plural novena-novena)
Further reading
- “novena” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
novena f (plural novene)
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
novēna f (genitive novēnae); first declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) novena (recitation of prayers for nine days)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| 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
Numeral
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] By surface analysis, nove (“nine”) + -ena.
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)
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of noveno
References
- ^ “novena”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noˈbena/ [noˈβ̞e.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: no‧ve‧na
Noun
novena f (plural novenas)
Adjective
novena
- feminine singular of noveno
Further reading
- “noveno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024