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new

See also: New, new-, and ñew

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English newe, from Old English nīwe, nēowe (“new”), from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new, fresh”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”).

cognates

Cognate with Scots new (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Dutch nieuw (“new”), Low German nee (“new”), German neu (“new”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ny (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Latin nōvus (“new”), Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Persian نو‎ (“now”), Hindi नया (nayā, “new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”).

Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

new (comparative newer, superlative newest)

  1. Recently made, or created.
    • 2013 July 19, Timothy Garton Ash, “Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 18:
      Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.
    This is a new scratch on my car!   The band just released a new album.
  2. Additional; recently discovered.
    We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
  3. Current or later, as opposed to former.
    My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.   We had been in our new house for five years by then.
  4. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
    New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
  5. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
    Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
  6. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
    That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.   I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.   After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.
  7. Newborn.
    My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
  8. Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
    I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.   Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?
  9. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
    • 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:
      Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
    The idea was new to me.   I need to meet new people.
  10. Recently arrived or appeared.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
    Have you met the new guy in town?   He is the new kid at school.
  11. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
    Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.   I'm new at this business.
  12. (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
    We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.

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Derived termsEdit

terms derived from new (adjective)

TranslationsEdit

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AdverbEdit

new (comparative more new, superlative most new)

  1. Newly (especially in composition).
    new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown
  2. As new; from scratch.
    They are scraping the site clean to build new.

Related termsEdit

NounEdit

new (usually uncountable, plural news)

  1. Things that are new.
    Out with the old, in with the new.
  2. (Australia) A kind of light beer.

See also news.

VerbEdit

new (third-person singular simple present news, present participle newing, simple past and past participle newed)

  1. (obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.

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GermanEdit

AdjectiveEdit

new (comparative newer, superlative am newesten or am newsten)

  1. Obsolete spelling of neu
    • 1552, Hans Gerle, Ein Newes sehr künstlichs Lautenbuch (printed in Nürnberg)
    • 1581, Ein new Kochbuch / Das ist Ein grundtliche beschreibung […] (printed in Frankfurt am Main)
    • 1629, Johann Deucer, Ein Newes, Schönes, sehr Nützliches Betbuch (printed in Leipzig)
    • 1653, Ein newes Lied: Welches bey der Römischen Königlichen Crönung Ferdinandi deß Vierten in Regenspürg den 18. Junij 1653 ist musiciert worden
    • 1706, Moritz Pfleyer, Gedeonische Wunder-Fakel auff ein newes entzündt in dem glorwürdigen heiligen Blut-Zeugen Christi Leontio

DeclensionEdit

Positive forms of new
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist new sie ist new es ist new sie sind new
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative newer newe newes newe
genitive newen newer newen newer
dative newem newer newem newen
accusative newen newe newes newe
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der newe die newe das newe die newen
genitive des newen der newen des newen der newen
dative dem newen der newen dem newen den newen
accusative den newen die newe das newe die newen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein newer eine newe ein newes (keine) newen
genitive eines newen einer newen eines newen (keiner) newen
dative einem newen einer newen einem newen (keinen) newen
accusative einen newen eine newe ein newes (keine) newen
Comparative forms of new
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist newer sie ist newer es ist newer sie sind newer
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative newerer newere neweres newere
genitive neweren newerer neweren newerer
dative newerem newerer newerem neweren
accusative neweren newere neweres newere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der newere die newere das newere die neweren
genitive des neweren der neweren des neweren der neweren
dative dem neweren der neweren dem neweren den neweren
accusative den neweren die newere das newere die neweren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein newerer eine newere ein neweres (keine) neweren
genitive eines neweren einer neweren eines neweren (keiner) neweren
dative einem neweren einer neweren einem neweren (keinen) neweren
accusative einen neweren eine newere ein neweres (keine) neweren
Superlative forms of new
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am newesten sie ist am newesten es ist am newesten sie sind am newesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative newester neweste newestes neweste
genitive newesten newester newesten newester
dative newestem newester newestem newesten
accusative newesten neweste newestes neweste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der neweste die neweste das neweste die newesten
genitive des newesten der newesten des newesten der newesten
dative dem newesten der newesten dem newesten den newesten
accusative den newesten die neweste das neweste die newesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein newester eine neweste ein newestes (keine) newesten
genitive eines newesten einer newesten eines newesten (keiner) newesten
dative einem newesten einer newesten einem newesten (keinen) newesten
accusative einen newesten eine neweste ein newestes (keine) newesten
Superlative forms of new
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am newsten sie ist am newsten es ist am newsten sie sind am newsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative newster newste newstes newste
genitive newsten newster newsten newster
dative newstem newster newstem newsten
accusative newsten newste newstes newste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der newste die newste das newste die newsten
genitive des newsten der newsten des newsten der newsten
dative dem newsten der newsten dem newsten den newsten
accusative den newsten die newste das newste die newsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein newster eine newste ein newstes (keine) newsten
genitive eines newsten einer newsten eines newsten (keiner) newsten
dative einem newsten einer newsten einem newsten (keinen) newsten
accusative einen newsten eine newste ein newstes (keine) newsten

ZazakiEdit

EtymologyEdit

Related to Persian نه‎ (noh).

NumeralEdit

new

  1. (cardinal) nine
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