LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

novellaster

novellaster (feminine novellastra, neuter novellastrum)
Classical[nɔ.wɛlˈlas.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[no.velˈlas.ter]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverather new.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
novellaster		novellastranovellastrum
genitivenovellastrīnovellastraenovellastrī
dativenovellastrōnovellastraenovellastrō
accusativenovellastrumnovellastramnovellastrum
ablativenovellastrōnovellastrānovellastrō
vocativenovellaster
novellastre		novellastranovellastrum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenovellastrīnovellastraenovellastra
genitivenovellastrōrumnovellastrārumnovellastrōrum
dativenovellastrīsnovellastrīsnovellastrīs
accusativenovellastrōsnovellastrāsnovellastra
ablativenovellastrīsnovellastrīsnovellastrīs
vocativenovellastrīnovellastraenovellastra

nŏvellaster, tra, trum, adj. novellus,
I. rather new: vinum novellastrum, Marc. Emp. 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Italic*nowos
  4. Latinnovellaster

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novell(us) Latin -aster Latin novellaster From novell(us) (“new”) + -aster.

Quick answers

What does novellaster mean in Latin?
novellaster, a adjective, means “rather new.”.
How do you pronounce novellaster?
In classical Latin, [nɔ.wɛlˈlas.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [no.velˈlas.ter].
Where does novellaster come from?
Proto-Indo-European *nu → Proto-Indo-European *néwos → Proto-Italic *nowos → Latin novellaster.