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English translation: Novena


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20:59 Jan 22, 2010
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / Roman Catholicism
Latin term or phrase: Novena
Greetings,

Please, how should I best translate the term “novena” into English?

http://www.stjudenovena.org/

Is it fem. sing. or neuter pl.? What understood noun goes with it, please? Dies? Prex?

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:33
English translation:Novena
Explanation:
NOVENA.....same in English than in Spanish.
No⋅ve⋅na [noh-vee-nuh, nuh-] : a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
n. pl. no·ve·nas or no·ve·nae (-nē) Roman Catholic Church
A recitation of prayers and devotions for a special purpose during nine consecutive days.
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IneGra
Local time: 22:33
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many thanks excellent
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4 +2NovenaIneGra
4a (nine day) period of prayer
Rebecca Davis


  

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a (nine day) period of prayer


Explanation:
It's not strictly Latin, the word may derive from the Medieval Latin for ninth; it originally meant a nine day period of prayer, but I think that it can also just mean "praver" nowadays.

Rebecca Davis
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: English
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Novena


Explanation:
NOVENA.....same in English than in Spanish.
No⋅ve⋅na [noh-vee-nuh, nuh-] : a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
n. pl. no·ve·nas or no·ve·nae (-nē) Roman Catholic Church
A recitation of prayers and devotions for a special purpose during nine consecutive days.


IneGra
Local time: 22:33
PRO pts in category: 4
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many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph J. Brazauskas: 'Novena' is neut. pl. and derives from classical Latin 'noveni, -ae, -a' ('nine at a time'). It denotes a group of nine but Lat. 'dies' ('days') is masculine, save rarely in the abl. sing. (esp. in the phrase 'constituta die', 'on the appointed day').
43 mins
agree  Rebecca Garber: w/Joseph. Hoever, depending on your audience, you might want to gloss with the English explanation.
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