nüüw

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• nöi, nüü

Etymology

From Old High German niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Compare German neu, Dutch Low Saxon nij, Dutch nieuw, Saterland Frisian näi, English new, Icelandic nýr, Swedish ny, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis).

Adjective

nüüw

1. (Uri) new

Derived terms

• nüüwe

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 62.