This is the 381st most frequent Croatian word.
novom
"Novom" is the dative/instrumental singular form of "nov," meaning "new" in English.
'novom' is used here as an adjective agreeing with 'stazom' in the instrumental case, describing it as the newer of potential paths.
Hodali smo starim ulicama, ali smo stigli novom stazom.
We walked through the old streets but arrived via a new path.
'novom' serves as an adjective matching 'rasvjetom,' in the instrumental case, specifying it as the recent or updated lighting.
Sve je blještalo pod novom rasvjetom.
Everything shimmered under the new lighting.
'novom' functions as an adjective agreeing with 'adresom' in the instrumental case, indicating the updated address matching the new context.