nouvel
French
Adjective
nouvel
- Form of nouveau (“new”) used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound.
- Je souhaiterais que tu sois là pour le nouvel an.
- I wish you were here for the new year.
Usage notes
Used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel like an but also before nouns that start with a vowel sound like hôpital, where the h is silent: un nouvel hôpital /œ̃.nu.vɛl.o.pi.tal/.
Derived terms
- nouvel an
Further reading
- “nouvel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nuvel]
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