nij

Dutch

Etymology

A not uncommon toponymic element, where it is generally to be regarded as a borrowing from Dutch Low Saxon or West Frisian; otherwise rarely encountered in Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛi̯/

Adjective

nij (comparative nijer, superlative nijst)

1. Dialectal form of nieuw

Declension

Declension of nij
uninflected	nij
inflected	nije
comparative	nijer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		nij	nijer	het nijst het nijste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	nije	nijere	nijste
	n. sing.	nij	nijer	nijste
	plural	nije	nijere	nijste
definite		nije	nijere	nijste
partitive		nijs	nijers	—

Derived terms

• Anninks- en Nijhofshoek
• Gasselternijveen
• Nij Altoenae
• Nijbroek
• Nijdam
• Nije Veld
• Nijenheim
• Nijenklooster
• Nijensleek
• Nijentap
• Nijeveen
• Nijstad

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Middle Low German nîe, nü̂we, from Old Saxon niuwi. Related to West Frisian nij, Dutch nieuw, German neu, English new, Swedish ny.

Adjective

nij (Gronings)

1. new
2. curious

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nī, nīe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛi̯/

Adjective

nij

1. new

Inflection

Inflection of nij
uninflected	nij
inflected	nije
comparative	nijer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		nij	nijer	it nijst it nijste
indefinite	c. sing.	nije	nijere	nijste
	n. sing.	nij	nijer	nijste
	plural	nije	nijere	nijste
definite		nije	nijere	nijste
partitive		nijs	nijers	—

Derived terms

• nijs

Further reading

• “nij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰniːꟲ (“debt”). Cognate with Thai หนี้ (nîi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ᩶, Lao ໜີ້ (nī), Lü ᦐᦲᧉ (ṅii²), Shan ၼီႈ (nīi), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥲ (lì), Phake ꩫီ (nī), Ahom 𑜃𑜣 (nī), Nong Zhuang nij, Zuojiang Zhuang nij.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ni˥/
• Tone numbers: ni³
• Hyphenation: nij

Noun

nij (Sawndip form 𪥤, 1957–1982 spelling niз)

1. debt