niwe

See also: niwę

Kamba

Pronoun

niwe

1. you (singular) (sometimes contracted to we)

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Old English

Alternative forms

• neowe, nēowe, nīowe
• nīġ-, nī- — in compounds
• nīƿe — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new, young”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Cognate with Old Frisian nīe, Old Saxon niuwi, Old High German niuwi, Old Norse nýr, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniː.we/

Adjective

nīwe

1. new

   nīwfara, nīfara ― newcomer, stranger

   nīwhwierfed, nīġhwierfed ― newly converted

2. (in compounds) anew, again

   nīwfyllan ― to refill, fill anew

Declension

Declension of nīwe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	nīwe	nīwu, nīwo	nīwe
Accusative	nīwne	nīwe	nīwe
Genitive	nīwes	nīwre	nīwes
Dative	nīwum	nīwre	nīwum
Instrumental	nīwe	nīwre	nīwe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	nīwe	nīwa, nīwe	nīwu, nīwo
Accusative	nīwe	nīwa, nīwe	nīwu, nīwo
Genitive	nīwra	nīwra	nīwra
Dative	nīwum	nīwum	nīwum
Instrumental	nīwum	nīwum	nīwum

Declension of nīwe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	nīwa	nīwe	nīwe
Accusative	nīwan	nīwan	nīwe
Genitive	nīwan	nīwan	nīwan
Dative	nīwan	nīwan	nīwan
Instrumental	nīwan	nīwan	nīwan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	nīwan	nīwan	nīwan
Accusative	nīwan	nīwan	nīwan
Genitive	nīwra, nīwena	nīwra, nīwena	nīwra, nīwena
Dative	nīwum	nīwum	nīwum
Instrumental	nīwum	nīwum	nīwum

Derived terms

• nīwan
• nīwlīċe
• nīwnes

Descendants

• Middle English: newe, new, neue
  • English: new
  • Scots: new

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Swahili

Verb

niwe

1. first-person singular subjunctive affirmative of -wa