nýr

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

nýr (comparative nýrri, superlative nýjastur)

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

Inflection[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. new

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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