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Supernova
supernova
supernova
English
Noun
supernova (plural supernovas or supernovae)
- (astronomy) A star which explodes, increasing its brightness to typically a billion times that of our sun, though attenuated by the great distance from our sun. Some leave only debris (Type I); others fade to invisibility as neutron stars (Type II).
Synonyms
- SN (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- SN (abbreviation)
- supernova remnant
- supernova impostor
- failed supernova
Related terms
Translations
exploding star
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See also
Finnish
Etymology
Noun
supernova
- supernova (exploding star)
Declension
| Inflection of supernova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | supernova | supernovat | |
| genitive | supernovan | supernovien | |
| partitive | supernovaa | supernovia | |
| illative | supernovaan | supernoviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | supernova | supernovat | |
| accusative | nom. | supernova | supernovat |
| gen. | supernovan | ||
| genitive | supernovan | supernovien supernovainrare |
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| partitive | supernovaa | supernovia | |
| inessive | supernovassa | supernovissa | |
| elative | supernovasta | supernovista | |
| illative | supernovaan | supernoviin | |
| adessive | supernovalla | supernovilla | |
| ablative | supernovalta | supernovilta | |
| allative | supernovalle | supernoville | |
| essive | supernovana | supernovina | |
| translative | supernovaksi | supernoviksi | |
| instructive | — | supernovin | |
| abessive | supernovatta | supernovitta | |
| comitative | — | supernovineen | |