Dictionary

there is nothing new under the sun en · X

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Calque of Latin nihil sub sōle novum, itself a calque from the Hebrew אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (en kol chadásh táchat hashámesh, “there is nothing new under the sun”) found in Ecclesiastes 1:9.

Meanings

1. There is nothing truly novel in existence; every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.

Forms

Relateds

nothing is said that has not been said before · SSDD · everything old is new again · the more things change, the more they stay the same

Translations (47)

el ουδέν καινόν υπό τον ήλιον (there is nothing new) · sh нема ништа ново под сунцем (there is nothing new) · ru ничто не ново под луной (there is nothing new) · yue 日光之下並無新事 /日光之下并无新事 (there is nothing new) · eu ezer berririk eguzkiaren azpian (there is nothing new) · ko 하늘 아래 새로운 것은 없다 (there is nothing new) · nb intet nytt under solen (there is nothing new) · cs nic nového pod sluncem (there is nothing new) · tr güneşin altında yeni bir şey yok (there is nothing new) · he אין חדש תחת השמש (there is nothing new) · ar فليس تحت الشمس جديد (there is nothing new) · es nada nuevo bajo el sol (there is nothing new) · la nihil sub sole novum (there is nothing new) · sv inget nytt under solen (there is nothing new) · grc οὐκ ἔστι πᾶν πρόσφατον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον (there is nothing new) · pt nada de novo debaixo do sol (there is nothing new) · hy արևի տակ ոչ մի նոր բան չկա (there is nothing new) · sl nič novega pod soncem (there is nothing new) · pl nic nowego pod słońcem (there is nothing new) · sk nič nové pod slnkom (there is nothing new) · ca no hi ha res de nou sota el sol (there is nothing new) · eo nenio nova sub la suno (there is nothing new) · lv tas nav nekas jauns (there is nothing new) · hu nincs új a nap alatt (there is nothing new) · de nichts Neues unter der Sonne (there is nothing new) · bg нищо ново под слънцето (there is nothing new) · cmn 日光之下並無新事 /日光之下并无新事 (there is nothing new) · ka არაფერია მზის ქვეშ ახალი (there is nothing new) · sh nema ništa novo pod suncem (there is nothing new) · fi ei uutta auringon alla (there is nothing new) · he אין כל חדש תחת השמש (there is nothing new) · ja 日の下に新しきものなし (there is nothing new) · it niente di nuovo sotto il sole (there is nothing new) · da intet nyt under solen (there is nothing new) · la nihil sub sole novi (there is nothing new) · cy dim byd newydd dan yr haul (there is nothing new) · nl niets nieuws onder de zon (there is nothing new) · pt nada de novo sob o sol (there is nothing new) · fi ei mitään uutta auringon alla (there is nothing new) · gl nada novo baixo o sol (there is nothing new) · lt nieko naujo po saule (there is nothing new) · uk нічого нового під сонцем (there is nothing new) · fa هیچ چیز جدیدی در زیر خورشید نیست (there is nothing new) · fr rien de nouveau sous le soleil (there is nothing new) · ro nimic nou sub soare (there is nothing new) · ko 세상에 새로운 것이라고는 없다 (there is nothing new) · nn ingenting nytt under sola (there is nothing new)