bossa nova

See also: Bossa Nova, bossa novą, bossanova, and bossa-nova

English

Etymology

From colloquial Brazilian Portuguese bossa (“inclination, propensity, trend”, literally “protuberance”) + nova (“new”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɒsə ˈnəʊvə/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

bossa nova (countable and uncountable, plural bossa novas)

  1. A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba.
  2. The music of that dance.
    1. A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

< Portuguese bossa nova

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbosːɑˌnoʋɑ/, [ˈbo̞s̠ːɑ̝ˌno̞ʋɑ̝]

Noun

bossa nova

  1. bossa nova (dance and music)

Declension
Inflection of bossa nova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative bossa nova bossa novat
genitive bossa novan bossa novien
partitive bossa novaa bossa novia
illative bossa novaan bossa noviin
singular plural
nominative bossa nova bossa novat
accusative nom. bossa nova bossa novat
gen. bossa novan
genitive bossa novan bossa novien
bossa novainrare
partitive bossa novaa bossa novia
inessive bossa novassa bossa novissa
elative bossa novasta bossa novista
illative bossa novaan bossa noviin
adessive bossa novalla bossa novilla
ablative bossa novalta bossa novilta
allative bossa novalle bossa noville
essive bossa novana bossa novina
translative bossa novaksi bossa noviksi
abessive bossa novatta bossa novitta
instructive — bossa novin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bossa nova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bossa novani bossa novani
accusative nom. bossa novani bossa novani
gen. bossa novani
genitive bossa novani bossa novieni
bossa novainirare
partitive bossa novaani bossa noviani
inessive bossa novassani bossa novissani
elative bossa novastani bossa novistani
illative bossa novaani bossa noviini
adessive bossa novallani bossa novillani
ablative bossa novaltani bossa noviltani
allative bossa novalleni bossa novilleni
essive bossa novanani bossa novinani
translative bossa novakseni bossa novikseni
abessive bossa novattani bossa novittani
instructive — —
comitative — bossa novineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bossa novasi bossa novasi
accusative nom. bossa novasi bossa novasi
gen. bossa novasi
genitive bossa novasi bossa noviesi
bossa novaisirare
partitive bossa novaasi bossa noviasi
inessive bossa novassasi bossa novissasi
elative bossa novastasi bossa novistasi
illative bossa novaasi bossa noviisi
adessive bossa novallasi bossa novillasi
ablative bossa novaltasi bossa noviltasi
allative bossa novallesi bossa novillesi
essive bossa novanasi bossa novinasi
translative bossa novaksesi bossa noviksesi
abessive bossa novattasi bossa novittasi
instructive — —
comitative — bossa novinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bossa novamme bossa novamme
accusative nom. bossa novamme bossa novamme
gen. bossa novamme
genitive bossa novamme bossa noviemme
bossa novaimmerare
partitive bossa novaamme bossa noviamme
inessive bossa novassamme bossa novissamme
elative bossa novastamme bossa novistamme
illative bossa novaamme bossa noviimme
adessive bossa novallamme bossa novillamme
ablative bossa novaltamme bossa noviltamme
allative bossa novallemme bossa novillemme
essive bossa novanamme bossa novinamme
translative bossa novaksemme bossa noviksemme
abessive bossa novattamme bossa novittamme
instructive — —
comitative — bossa novinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bossa novanne bossa novanne
accusative nom. bossa novanne bossa novanne
gen. bossa novanne
genitive bossa novanne bossa novienne
bossa novainnerare
partitive bossa novaanne bossa novianne
inessive bossa novassanne bossa novissanne
elative bossa novastanne bossa novistanne
illative bossa novaanne bossa noviinne
adessive bossa novallanne bossa novillanne
ablative bossa novaltanne bossa noviltanne
allative bossa novallenne bossa novillenne
essive bossa novananne bossa novinanne
translative bossa novaksenne bossa noviksenne
abessive bossa novattanne bossa novittanne
instructive — —
comitative — bossa novinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bossa novansa bossa novansa
accusative nom. bossa novansa bossa novansa
gen. bossa novansa
genitive bossa novansa bossa noviensa
bossa novainsarare
partitive bossa novaansa bossa noviaan
bossa noviansa
inessive bossa novassaan
bossa novassansa		 bossa novissaan
bossa novissansa
elative bossa novastaan
bossa novastansa		 bossa novistaan
bossa novistansa
illative bossa novaansa bossa noviinsa
adessive bossa novallaan
bossa novallansa		 bossa novillaan
bossa novillansa
ablative bossa novaltaan
bossa novaltansa		 bossa noviltaan
bossa noviltansa
allative bossa novalleen
bossa novallensa		 bossa novilleen
bossa novillensa
essive bossa novanaan
bossa novanansa		 bossa novinaan
bossa novinansa
translative bossa novakseen
bossa novaksensa		 bossa novikseen
bossa noviksensa
abessive bossa novattaan
bossa novattansa		 bossa novittaan
bossa novittansa
instructive — —
comitative — bossa novineen
bossa novinensa

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese bossa nova.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.sa ˈnɔ.va/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔva

Noun

bossa nova f

  1. bossa nova (dance)
  2. bossa nova (music)

Declension
Declension of bossa nova
singular
nominative bossa nova
genitive bossa novy
dative bossa novie
accusative bossa novę
instrumental bossa novą
locative bossa novie
vocative bossa novo

Further reading
  • bossa nova in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bossa nova in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.sɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.sa ˈnɔ.va/
 

  • Audio (Brazil)(file)

Noun

bossa nova f (uncountable)

  1. (music) bossa nova (Brazilian musical movement)
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