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nouvel

nouvel

French

Adjective

nouvel

  1. form of nouveau used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound
    Je souhaiterais que tu sois là pour le nouvel an.
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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.ɔ.pi.tal/)

Derived terms

  • nouvel an