lua nova

Portuguese

lua nova

Etymology

From Latin luna nova (“new moon”). Compare Galician lúa nova, Spanish luna nueva, Catalan lluna nova, Occitan luna novèla, French nouvelle lune, Italian luna nuova and Romanian lună nouă.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.bɐ/ [ˈlu.ɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ]

Noun

lua nova f (plural luas novas)

1. new moon

See also

• fase da lua
• lua cheia
• quarto crescente
• quarto minguante

Further reading

• “lua nova”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026