ny
Translingual Edit
Symbol Edit
ny
English Edit
Verb Edit
ny
- Obsolete spelling of nigh
Anagrams Edit
Avokaya Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
ny (uppercase Ny)
Cornish Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Particle Edit
ny
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
ny
Danish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old Danish ny, from Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
Adjective Edit
ny (neuter nyt, plural and definite singular attributive ny or nye, comparative nyere, superlative (predicative) nyest, superlative (attributive) nyeste)
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
ny n (singular definite nyet, not used in plural form)
Antonyms Edit
Etymology 3 Edit
From Ancient Greek Ν (N), ν (n).
Noun Edit
ny n (singular definite nyet, plural indefinite nyer)
Inflection Edit
Further reading Edit
- “ny” in Den Danske Ordbog
- ny on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Ny (bogstav) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Hungarian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
ny (lower case, upper case Ny)
- The twenty-third letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called enny and written in the Latin script.
Declension Edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ny | ny-ek |
accusative | ny-et | ny-eket |
dative | ny-nek | ny-eknek |
instrumental | ny-nyel | ny-ekkel |
causal-final | ny-ért | ny-ekért |
translative | ny-nyé | ny-ekké |
terminative | ny-ig | ny-ekig |
essive-formal | ny-ként | ny-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | ny-ben | ny-ekben |
superessive | ny-en | ny-eken |
adessive | ny-nél | ny-eknél |
illative | ny-be | ny-ekbe |
sublative | ny-re | ny-ekre |
allative | ny-hez | ny-ekhez |
elative | ny-ből | ny-ekből |
delative | ny-ről | ny-ekről |
ablative | ny-től | ny-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
ny-é | ny-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
ny-éi | ny-ekéi |
Possessive forms of ny | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | ny-em | ny-eim |
2nd person sing. | ny-ed | ny-eid |
3rd person sing. | ny-e | ny-ei |
1st person plural | ny-ünk | ny-eink |
2nd person plural | ny-etek | ny-eitek |
3rd person plural | ny-ük | ny-eik |
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further reading Edit
- ny in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Malagasy Edit
Article Edit
ny
- the (definite article)
Manx Edit
Article Edit
ny
- genitive singular feminine of yn
- Purt ny h-Inshey ― Peel (lit. Port of the Island)
- nominative plural of yn
- ny h-ein ― the birds
- genitive plural of yn
- laa jeh ny laaghyn ― one of the days
Usage notes Edit
Prefixes h- to words beginning with vowels.
Conjunction Edit
ny
- ‘or’
Middle English Edit
Adverb Edit
ny
- Alternative form of ne
Conjunction Edit
ny
- Alternative form of ne
Middle French Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old French ne, from Latin nec.
Conjunction Edit
ny
Usage notes Edit
- Chiefly used at least twice in the same sentence, such as ny riche, ny pouvre ― neither rich nor poor.
Descendants Edit
- French: ni
Etymology 2 Edit
See n'y
Contraction Edit
ny
- manuscript form of n'y
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
Adjective Edit
ny (neuter singular nytt, definite singular and plural nye, comparative nyere, superlative nyest or nyeste)
- new (recently made or created)
Derived terms Edit
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Cognates include Latin novus, Ancient Greek νέος (néos), and English new. The noun is derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
ny (masculine and feminine ny, neuter singular nytt, definite singular and plural nye, comparative nyare, superlative nyast or nyaste)
- new (recently made or created)
Derived terms Edit
Noun Edit
ny n (definite singular nyet, indefinite plural ny, definite plural nya)
- a lunar phase of a new moon, i.e. a period of time in which the moon is waxing
- Antonym: ne
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- “ny” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Danish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
Adjective Edit
ny
Descendants Edit
- Danish: ny
References Edit
- “ny” in Gammeldansk Ordbog
Polish Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), from Phoenician 𐤍 (n /nūn/).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
ny n (indeclinable)
- nu (Greek letter Ν, ν)
Further reading Edit
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
ny f (plural nys)
Swedish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
ny (comparative nyare, superlative nyast)
Declension Edit
Inflection of ny | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ny | nyare | nyast |
Neuter singular | nytt | nyare | nyast |
Plural | nya | nyare | nyast |
Masculine plural3 | nye | nyare | nyast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | nye | nyare | nyaste |
All | nya | nyare | nyaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- ny in Svensk ordbok.
Vilamovian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (file)
Interjection Edit
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