𒉋𒀸

Hittite

𒉋𒀸	The cuneiform font displayed by default does not accurately represent the Hittite script. Please download and install Hittite fonts from www.hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Cognates include Latin novus, Mycenaean Greek 𐀚𐀺 (ne-wo), Sanskrit नव (náva) and Old English nīwe (English new).

Adjective

𒉋𒀸 • (nēwas) c [GIBIL-aš]

1. new, fresh

Inflection

Broad transcription
a-stem
	Singular		Plural
	common	neuter	common	neuter
nominative	nēwaš	nēwan	nēweš	nēwa
accusative	nēwan	nēwan	nēwuš	nēwa
genitive	nēwaš	nēwaš	nēwaš	nēwaš
dative-locative	nēwi	nēwi	nēwaš	nēwaš
allative	nēwa	nēwa	–	–
ablative	nēwaz(a)	nēwaz(a)	nēwaz(a)	nēwaz(a)
instrumental	nēwit	nēwit	nēwit	nēwit
The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension

Cuneiform
a-stem
	Singular		Plural
	common	neuter	common	neuter
nominative	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀸	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀭	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾𒅖	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾𒀀
	ne-e-u-wa-aš	ne-e-u-wa-an	ne-e-u-wi-iš	ne-e-u-wa
accusative	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀭	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀭	𒉈𒂊𒌋wu𒍑	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾𒀀
	ne-e-u-wa-an	ne-e-u-wa-an	ne-e-u-wa-an-za	ne-e-u-wa
genitive	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀸	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀸	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀸, 𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀭	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀸, 𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀭
	ne-e-u-wa-aš	ne-e-u-wa-aš	ne-e-u-wa-aš, ne-e-u-wa-an	ne-e-u-wa-aš, ne-e-u-wa-an
dative-locative	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀸	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀸
	ne-e-u-wi	ne-e-u-wi	ne-e-u-wa-aš	ne-e-u-wa-aš
allative	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿	–	–
	ne-e-u-wa-a	ne-e-u-wa-a
ablative	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒊍	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒊍	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒊍	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒊍
	ne-e-u-wa-az, ne-e-u-wa-za	ne-e-u-wa-az, ne-e-u-wa-za	ne-e-u-wa-az, ne-e-u-wa-za	ne-e-u-wa-az, ne-e-u-wa-za
instrumental	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾𒀉	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾𒀉	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾𒀉	𒉈𒂊𒌋𒃾𒀉
	ne-e-u-wi-it	ne-e-u-wi-it	ne-e-u-wi-it	ne-e-u-wi-it
The logographic stem 𒉋- is also attested.

Usage notes

Sumerogram is used only in the common gender singular, and full syllabic spellings in all other forms as well as derivatives.