ny-

Danish

Etymology

From ny (“new”).

Prefix

ny-

1. (linguistics) Denotes the modern, currently-spoken form of a periodized language.

   nygræsk (“Modern Greek”), nysvensk (“Modern Swedish”)

2. Denotes the last part of some period.
3. (ideology) Denotes a revived or continued form of a movement.

   nynazisme (“neo-Nazism”), nyaristotelisme (“neo-Aristoteleanism”)

4. newly

   vasket (“washed”) -> nyvasket (“just washed, newly washed”)

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Swahili

Prefix

ny- (plural ny-)

1. Alternative form of n-