novac

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From nov (new) + -ac, from an earlier *novi p(j)enez (new money) (compare Czech peníze). First written source from 1568, but probably in use already in the 15th and even 14th century. Although it is not entirely settled to what old and new money refers to, it is most likely referring to the 1336 monetary reform by Charles I of Hungary.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nǒʋat͡s/
  • Hyphenation: no‧vac

Noun

nòvac m (Cyrillic spelling но̀вац)

  1. money

Declension

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