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Webster 1913 Edition


Ny

Ny

.
[Contr. fr.
ne I
.]
Not I; nor I.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


Ny

Ny

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ny"

German

Noun

Ny n (genitive Ny or Nys, plural Nys)

  1. nu (Greek letter)

Declension


Hungarian

Compass rose

Etymology

Abbreviation of nyugat (west).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲuɡɒt]

Noun

Ny

  1. W (west)

See also

ny

ny

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ny"

English

Verb

ny

  1. Obsolete spelling of nigh

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nyː/, [nyːˀ]

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

ny (neuter nyt, e-form ny or nye, comparative nyere, superlative (predicative) nyest, superlative (attributive) }}})

  1. new
  2. fresh
  3. recent
  4. novel
  5. other
  6. different
  7. definite and plural of ny

Etymology 2

From Old Norse .

Noun

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

  1. new moon, waxing moon
Antonyms

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Ν (N), ν (n).

Noun

ny n (singular definite nyet, plural indefinite nyer)

  1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
Inflection

Lojban

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə/

Cmavo

ny (selma'o BY2 BY2)

  1. letteral for n

Malagasy

Article

ny

  1. the (definite article)

Middle French

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See n'y

Contraction

ny

  1. manuscript form of n'y

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Adjective

ny (neuter singular nytt, definite singular and plural nye, comparative nyere, superlative nyest or nyeste)

  1. new (recently made or created)

Derived terms


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Adjective

ny (neuter singular nytt, definite singular and plural nye, comparative nyare, superlative nyast or nyaste)

  1. new (as above)

Derived terms


Spanish

Noun

ny f (plural nys)

  1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν

Synonyms


Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ny/

Adjective

ny (comparative nyare, superlative nyast)

  1. new

Declension

Inflection of ny
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ny nyare nyast
Neuter singular nytt nyare nyast
Plural nya 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 an attributive role.

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Interjection

ny

  1. no