novia

novia

1. Partitive plural form of nova.

• aivon, avion, avoin, nivoa, oivan, ovina, vaino, vaoin, vinoa, voina

From Vulgar Latin *novia < Latin nova. Compare Portuguese noiva. See also novio.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnobja/, [ˈnoβja]

novia f (plural novias, masculine novio, masculine plural novios)

1. female equivalent of novio, girlfriend, fiancée
2. (wedding) female equivalent of novio, bride

The noun novio is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

• prometida f