Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

novy

/nˈoʊvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: novy
IPA: /nˈoʊvi/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Nova Scotia.

Slang

name

Example Sentences

""Shrimp! Gloucester shrimp! Git aout^([sic]), you Novy!" To call a Gloucester man a Nova Scotian is not well received. Dan answered in kind."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Novies (plural) Novys (plural)

Homonyms

novi

Rhymes With

novi anchovy tovey hovey bovey fullilove updegrove

Questions

How do you pronounce novy?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈoʊvi/.
What does novy mean?: A person from Nova Scotia.

How to pronounce novy

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