nýr

See also: Nýr

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niːr/
    Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

nýr (comparative nýrri, superlative nýjastur)

  1. new
    Tölvan mín er ekki .
    My computer isn't new.

Inflection

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, whence also and Old High German and Old Saxon niuwi, Old Frisian nīe, Old English nīewe (English new), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈnỹːr/

Adjective

nýr (comparative nýjari, superlative nýjastr) or nýr (comparative nýrri, superlative nýjastr)

  1. new

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: nýr
  • Faroese: nýggjur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ny, (dialectal) nyr
  • Old Swedish: nȳr
    • Swedish: ny
  • Old Danish: ny
    • Danish: ny
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ny
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