nytte

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøtə/, [ˈnød̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish nyt, nøt, nyttæ, from Old Norse nyt, from Proto-Germanic *nutjō, cognate with Swedish nytta, German Nutzen. Derived from the verb *neutaną (Danish nyde).

Noun

nytte c (singular definite nytten, not used in plural form)

1. usefulness, utility

Declension

Declension of nytte

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	nytte	nytten
genitive	nyttes	nyttens

Derived terms

• egennytte
• grænsenytte
• nyttedyr
• nyttehave
• nytteinsekt
• nyttejob
• nyttelast
• nytteløs
• nytteplante
• nyttesløs
• nytteværdi
• nyttig

 

References

• “nytte,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Danish nytt(i)æ, from Old Norse nytja, from Proto-Germanic *nutjōną, cognate with Swedish nyttja, German nutzen, nützen. Derived from the noun *nutjō, see above.

Verb

nytte (past tense nyttede, past participle nyttet)

1. to be of use

Conjugation

Inflection of nytte

	present	past
simple	nytter	nyttede
perfect	har nyttet	havde nyttet
passive	—	—
participle	nyttende	nyttet
imperative	nyt	—
infinitive	nytte	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	nytten	—

Derived terms

• benytte
• udnytte

References

• “nytte,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnytːe/, [ˈnyt̪ːe̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈnytːeˣ/, [ˈnyt̪ːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ytːe
• Syllabification^(key): nyt‧te

Adverb

nytte (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of nytten (“now”).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Compare with Old Norse nýta and Low German nutten

Verb

nytte (imperative nytt, present tense nytter, passive nyttes, simple past and past participle nytta or nyttet, present participle nyttende)

1. to use

Derived terms

• nyttelast
• nyttig

References

• “nytte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• nytta

Etymology

Compare with Old Norse nýta and Low German nutten

Verb

nytte (present tense nyttar, past tense nytta, past participle nytta, passive infinitive nyttast, present participle nyttande, imperative nytte/nytt)

1. to use

Derived terms

• nyttelast
• nyttig

References

• “nytte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.