ny

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ny"

English

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Verb

ny

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Obsolete spelling of nigh.

Cornish

Particle

ny

Pronunciation

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA(key): /nɪ/

  1. not

Pronoun

ny

Pronunciation

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA(key): /niː/, /nəɪ/

  1. we
  2. us

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

Adjective

ny (neuter nyt, plural and definite singular attributive ny or nye, comparative nyere, superlative (predicative) nyest, superlative (attributive) {{{5}}})

  1. new
  2. fresh
  3. recent
  4. novel
  5. other
  6. different

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ný.

Noun

ny n (singular definite nyet, not used in plural form)

  1. new moon, waxing moon
Antonyms

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Ν (N), ν (n).

Noun

ny n (singular definite nyet, plural indefinite nyer)

  1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
Inflection
Declension of ny
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ny nyet nyer nyerne
genitive nys nyets nyers nyernes

Further reading

Malagasy

Article

ny

  1. the (definite article)

Manx

Article

ny

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive singular feminine of yn
    Purt ny h-Inshey ― Peel (lit. Port of the Island)
  2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) nominative plural of yn
    ny h-ein ― the birds
  3. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive plural of yn
    laa jeh ny laaghyn ― one of the days

Usage notes

Prefixes h- to words beginning with vowels.

Conjunction

ny

  1. ‘or’

Middle French

Etymology 1

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

ny

  1. neither; nor
Usage notes
  • Chiefly used at least twice in the same sentence, such as ny riche, ny pouvre ― neither rich nor poor.
Descendants
  • French: ni

Etymology 2

See n'y

Contraction

ny

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) manuscript form of n'y

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

Adjective

ny (neuter singular nytt, definite singular and plural nye, comparative nyere, superlative nyest or nyeste)

  1. new (recently made or created)

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Cognates include Latin novus, Ancient Greek νέος (néos),, English new.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ny (neuter singular nytt, definite singular and plural nye, comparative nyare, superlative nyast or nyaste)

  1. new (recently made or created)

Derived terms

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References

Spanish

Noun

ny f (plural nys)

  1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν

Synonyms

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ny (comparative nyare, superlative nyast)

  1. new

Declension

Inflection of ny
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ny nyare nyast
Neuter singular nytt nyare nyast
Plural nya nyare nyast
Masculine plural3 nye nyare nyast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 nye nyare nyaste
All nya nyare nyaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Interjection

ny

  1. no

Westrobothnian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

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  1. new

Noun

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  1. new moon
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