Nuove

Nuove is the feminine plural form of the Italian adjective nuovo, meaning “new.” It is used to modify feminine plural nouns and agrees in gender and number with the nouns it describes, as in nuove idee (new ideas) or porte nuove (new doors).

Etymology and form: The word derives from Latin novus through Old Italian nuovo. The full modern paradigm of the adjective includes nuovo (masc. sing.), nuova (fem. sing.), nuovi (masc. pl.), and nuove (fem. pl.).

Usage: In contemporary Italian, nuove often signals recent origin or novelty and appears in everyday language as well as media and writing to indicate updated or recent items, measures, discoveries, or concepts: nuove misure, nuove scoperte, nuove tecnologie. It frequently occurs in compound phrases and headlines where space is limited. As an attributive adjective, it can appear before or after the noun, with a tendency toward placing emphasis when used before the noun in idiomatic or literary contexts (nuove idee).

Grammatical notes: Nuove functions as an adjective and does not serve as a standalone noun in standard Italian. It agrees with the feminine plural noun it modifies.

Notable uses: While extremely common in ordinary speech, the form nuove is not typically a standalone proper noun in Italian. It may appear capitalized in rare cases as part of titles, surnames, or place names dependent on context, but such usage is uncommon and nonstandard.

See also: nuovo, nuova, italiano.