Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nøtə/, [ˈnød̥ə]

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

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

  1. usefulness, utility
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Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

nytte (past tense nyttede, past participle nyttet)

  1. to be of use
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Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Adverb edit

nytte (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of nytten (now).

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Compare with Old Norse nýta and Low German nutten

Verb edit

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

  1. to use

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Compare with Old Norse nýta and Low German nutten

Verb edit

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

  1. to use

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