"nova" meaning in French

See nova in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɔ.va/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nova.wav Forms: novas [plural], novae [plural], novæ [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|+,#e,novæ}} nova f (plural novas or novae or novæ)
  1. (astronomy) nova Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nova-fr-noun-GeBd9rLl Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /nɔ.va/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nova.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} nova
  1. third-person singular past historic of nover Tags: form-of, historic, past, singular, third-person Form of: nover
    Sense id: en-nova-fr-verb-1J~Dhg6a Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of French nouns with multiple plurals: 27 73

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "novas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "novae",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "novæ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "+,#e,novæ"
      },
      "expansion": "nova f (plural novas or novae or novæ)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "fr:Astronomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nova"
      ],
      "id": "en-nova-fr-noun-GeBd9rLl",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "nova",
          "nova#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) nova"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔ.va/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nova.wav",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "novas"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "novât"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nova"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French nouns with multiple plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nover"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular past historic of nover"
      ],
      "id": "en-nova-fr-verb-1J~Dhg6a",
      "links": [
        [
          "nover",
          "nover#French"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "historic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔ.va/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nova.wav",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "novas"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "novât"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nova"
}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French non-lemma forms",
    "French nouns",
    "French nouns with multiple plurals",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "French verb forms",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "novas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "novae",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "novæ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
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      },
      "expansion": "nova f (plural novas or novae or novæ)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "fr:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nova"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "nova",
          "nova#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) nova"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔ.va/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nova.wav",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "novas"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "novât"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nova"
}

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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French non-lemma forms",
    "French nouns",
    "French nouns with multiple plurals",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "French verb forms",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "nover"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular past historic of nover"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nover",
          "nover#French"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "historic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔ.va/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nova.wav",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "novas"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "novât"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nova"
}

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