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 ný.

   My computer isn't new.

Declension

Positive forms of nýr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nýr	ný	nýtt
	accusative	nýjan	nýja
	dative	nýjum	nýrri	nýju
	genitive	nýs	nýrrar	nýs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nýir	nýjar	ný
	accusative	nýja
	dative	nýjum
	genitive	nýrra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nýi	nýja	nýja
	acc/dat/gen	nýja	nýju
	plural (all-case)	nýju

Comparative forms of nýr

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	nýrri	nýrri	nýrra
	plural (all-case)	nýrri

Superlative forms of nýr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nýjastur	nýjust	nýjast
	accusative	nýjastan	nýjasta
	dative	nýjustum	nýjastri	nýjustu
	genitive	nýjasts	nýjastrar	nýjasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nýjastir	nýjastar	nýjust
	accusative	nýjasta
	dative	nýjustum
	genitive	nýjastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nýjasti	nýjasta	nýjasta
	acc/dat/gen	nýjasta	nýjustu
	plural (all-case)	nýjustu

Old Norse

Etymology

Classic Norse form (11th c.), from earlier nȳʀ (9th c.), *ᚾᛁᚢᛦ (*niuʀ) (8th c.), from Proto-Norse *ᚾᛁᚹᛦ (*niwʀ) (7th c. syncope), ᚾᛁᚹᚨᛉ (niwaʀ) (5th c.), 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

Strong declension of nýr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýr	ný	nýtt
accusative	nýjan	nýja	nýtt
dative	nýjum	nýrri	nýju
genitive	nýs	nýrrar	nýs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýir	nýjar	ný
accusative	nýja	nýjar	ný
dative	nýjum	nýjum	nýjum
genitive	nýrra	nýrra	nýrra

Weak declension of nýr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýji	nýja	nýja
accusative	nýja	nýju	nýja
dative	nýja	nýju	nýja
genitive	nýja	nýju	nýja
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýju	nýju	nýju
accusative	nýju	nýju	nýju
dative	nýjum	nýjum	nýjum
genitive	nýju	nýju	nýju

Declension of comparative of nýr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýjari, nýrri	nýjari, nýrri	nýjara, nýrra
accusative	nýjara, nýrra	nýjari, nýrri	nýjara, nýrra
dative	nýjara, nýrra	nýjari, nýrri	nýjara, nýrra
genitive	nýjara, nýrra	nýjari, nýrri	nýjara, nýrra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýjari, nýrri	nýjari, nýrri	nýjari, nýrri
accusative	nýjari, nýrri	nýjari, nýrri	nýjari, nýrri
dative	nýjurum, nýrrum	nýjurum, nýrrum	nýjurum, nýrrum
genitive	nýjari, nýrri	nýjari, nýrri	nýjari, nýrri

Strong declension of superlative of nýr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýjastr	nýjust	nýjast
accusative	nýjastan	nýjasta	nýjast
dative	nýjustum	nýjastri	nýjustu
genitive	nýjasts	nýjastrar	nýjasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýjastir	nýjastar	nýjust
accusative	nýjasta	nýjastar	nýjust
dative	nýjustum	nýjustum	nýjustum
genitive	nýjastra	nýjastra	nýjastra

Weak declension of superlative of nýr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýjasti	nýjasta	nýjasta
accusative	nýjasta	nýjustu	nýjasta
dative	nýjasta	nýjustu	nýjasta
genitive	nýjasta	nýjustu	nýjasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nýjustu	nýjustu	nýjustu
accusative	nýjustu	nýjustu	nýjustu
dative	nýjustum	nýjustum	nýjustum
genitive	nýjustu	nýjustu	nýjustu

Descendants

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