Latin word annus

annus:                                                                               it is a word which means year.Annus horribilis is a Latin phrase meaning "horrible year". It alludes to annus mirabilis meaning "year of wonders".Kofi Annan, then United Nations Secretary-General, used the phrase in his year-end press conference on 21 December 2004, saying "There's no doubt that this has been a particularly difficult year, and I am relieved that this annus horribilis is coming to an end".[1] His remarks were widely interpreted[2] as alluding to persistent allegations of corruption in the UN's Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme. His remarks came just days before the deadliest event of the year, the Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26.Although cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as being in use as early as 1985, Queen Elizabeth II brought the phrase to prominence, in a speech to the Guildhall on 24 November 1992, marking the 40th anniversary of her Accession, in which she described the closing year as an "annus horribilis".     

Nuvus or Novus