What is the Latin word for newly?

The usual Latin words for “newly” are novus, nūper, recēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“newly” in Latin

novusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent nūpernewly, lately, recently, not long ago recēnsnew, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed; fresh, lively; young, just whelped

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

newly

nove (in a new manner): nuper (in late times): recens (☞ recens as an adverb, is not classical; but by circumlocution by the adjective, either alone or followed by a with an ablative of the substantive; e.g., a defeat newly sustained, recens calamitas [not recens accepta calamitas], as Caes., B.G., 5, 47, recens victoria). Newly born, recens a natu (not recens natus).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for newly?: The usual Latin words for “newly” are novus, nūper, recēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.