Nova
German, noun[ˈnoːva]
Nova is spelled N-O-V-A (4 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nova is a German noun meaning “plural of Novum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Helligkeitsausbruch in einem engen Doppelsternsystem, das durch eine explosive Zündung des…”.
What does Nova mean in English?
noun
- 1
plural of Novum
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Helligkeitsausbruch in einem engen Doppelsternsystem, das durch eine explosive Zündung des Wasserstoffbrennens auf der Oberfläche eines Weißen Zwergs entsteht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nova
- Novae nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nova?
- [ˈnoːva]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nova
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nova in German?
Nova appears 4.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).