ny

See also Appendix:Variations of "ny"

English

Wikipedia

Verb

ny

1. Obsolete spelling of nigh.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nyː/, [nyːˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

Adjective

ny (neuter nyt, definite and plural ny or nye, comparative nyere, superlative nyest)

1. new
2. fresh
3. recent
4. novel
5. other
6. different

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ný.

Noun

ny n (singular definite nyet, not used in plural form)

1. new moon, waxing moon

Antonyms

• næ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Ν, ν (ny).

Noun

ny n (singular definite nyet, plural indefinite nyer)

1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν

Inflection

    Inflection of ny

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	ny	nyet	nyer	nyerne
genitive	nys	nyets	nyers	nyernes

External links

• Ny on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
• Ny (bogstav) on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia:Ny (bogstav)

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Middle French

Conjunction

ny

1. neither; nor

Usage notes

• Chiefly used at least twice in the same sentence, such as ny riche, ny pouvre (“neither rich nor poor”)

Descendants

• French: ni

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

Adjective

ny

1. new (recently made or created)

This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at new. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see ny in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Spanish

Noun

ny f (plural nys)

1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν

Synonyms

• ni

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ny/

Adjective

ny

1. new

Declension

Declension of ny

Inflections of ny		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	ny	nyare		nyast
	Neuter	nytt
Definite singular	Masc.	nye		nyaste
	All	nya		nyaste
Plural		nya		nyaste

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Vilamovian

Interjection

ny

1. no