supernova

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ nova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊvə
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va

Noun

supernova (plural supernovae or supernovæ or supernovas)

  1. (astronomy) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
  2. (figurative) Something brilliant.
    • 2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 59:
      Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova.

Synonyms

  • SN (abbreviation)

Hyponyms

Derived terms

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English supernova or German Supernova. Equivalent to super- +‎ nova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsy.pərˈnoː.vaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va
  • Rhymes: -oːvaː

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovae or supernova's, diminutive supernovaatje n)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Finnish

Etymology

super- +‎ nova

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuperˌnoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠upe̞rˌno̞ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): su‧per‧no‧va
  • Hyphenation(key): super‧nova

Noun

supernova

  1. (astronomy) supernova (exploding star)

Declension

Inflection of supernova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative supernova supernovat
genitive supernovan supernovien
partitive supernovaa supernovia
illative supernovaan supernoviin
singular plural
nominative supernova supernovat
accusative nom. supernova supernovat
gen. supernovan
genitive supernovan supernovien
supernovain rare
partitive supernovaa supernovia
inessive supernovassa supernovissa
elative supernovasta supernovista
illative supernovaan supernoviin
adessive supernovalla supernovilla
ablative supernovalta supernovilta
allative supernovalle supernoville
essive supernovana supernovina
translative supernovaksi supernoviksi
abessive supernovatta supernovitta
instructive supernovin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of supernova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative supernovani supernovani
accusative nom. supernovani supernovani
gen. supernovani
genitive supernovani supernovieni
supernovaini rare
partitive supernovaani supernoviani
inessive supernovassani supernovissani
elative supernovastani supernovistani
illative supernovaani supernoviini
adessive supernovallani supernovillani
ablative supernovaltani supernoviltani
allative supernovalleni supernovilleni
essive supernovanani supernovinani
translative supernovakseni supernovikseni
abessive supernovattani supernovittani
instructive
comitative supernovineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative supernovasi supernovasi
accusative nom. supernovasi supernovasi
gen. supernovasi
genitive supernovasi supernoviesi
supernovaisi rare
partitive supernovaasi supernoviasi
inessive supernovassasi supernovissasi
elative supernovastasi supernovistasi
illative supernovaasi supernoviisi
adessive supernovallasi supernovillasi
ablative supernovaltasi supernoviltasi
allative supernovallesi supernovillesi
essive supernovanasi supernovinasi
translative supernovaksesi supernoviksesi
abessive supernovattasi supernovittasi
instructive
comitative supernovinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative supernovamme supernovamme
accusative nom. supernovamme supernovamme
gen. supernovamme
genitive supernovamme supernoviemme
supernovaimme rare
partitive supernovaamme supernoviamme
inessive supernovassamme supernovissamme
elative supernovastamme supernovistamme
illative supernovaamme supernoviimme
adessive supernovallamme supernovillamme
ablative supernovaltamme supernoviltamme
allative supernovallemme supernovillemme
essive supernovanamme supernovinamme
translative supernovaksemme supernoviksemme
abessive supernovattamme supernovittamme
instructive
comitative supernovinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative supernovanne supernovanne
accusative nom. supernovanne supernovanne
gen. supernovanne
genitive supernovanne supernovienne
supernovainne rare
partitive supernovaanne supernovianne
inessive supernovassanne supernovissanne
elative supernovastanne supernovistanne
illative supernovaanne supernoviinne
adessive supernovallanne supernovillanne
ablative supernovaltanne supernoviltanne
allative supernovallenne supernovillenne
essive supernovananne supernovinanne
translative supernovaksenne supernoviksenne
abessive supernovattanne supernovittanne
instructive
comitative supernovinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative supernovansa supernovansa
accusative nom. supernovansa supernovansa
gen. supernovansa
genitive supernovansa supernoviensa
supernovainsa rare
partitive supernovaansa supernoviaan
supernoviansa
inessive supernovassaan
supernovassansa
supernovissaan
supernovissansa
elative supernovastaan
supernovastansa
supernovistaan
supernovistansa
illative supernovaansa supernoviinsa
adessive supernovallaan
supernovallansa
supernovillaan
supernovillansa
ablative supernovaltaan
supernovaltansa
supernoviltaan
supernoviltansa
allative supernovalleen
supernovallensa
supernovilleen
supernovillensa
essive supernovanaan
supernovanansa
supernovinaan
supernovinansa
translative supernovakseen
supernovaksensa
supernovikseen
supernoviksensa
abessive supernovattaan
supernovattansa
supernovittaan
supernovittansa
instructive
comitative supernovineen
supernovinensa

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.pɛʁ.nɔ.va/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas or supernovae or supernovæ)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Galician

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Italian

Etymology

From super- +‎ nova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.perˈnɔ.va/
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧nò‧va

Noun

supernova f (plural supernove)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English supernova. By surface analysis, super- +‎ nova (nova).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsu.peɾˈnɔ.vɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsu.peɾˈnɔ.va/
 

  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧no‧va

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)

  1. (astronomy) supernova (exploding star)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /supernôːʋa/

Noun

supernȏva f (Cyrillic spelling суперно̑ва)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /supeɾˈnoba/ [su.peɾˈno.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: su‧per‧no‧va

Noun

supernova f (plural supernovas)

  1. (astronomy) supernova

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