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Definitions and meaning of ny

ny

Verb

ny

  1. Obsolete spelling of nigh

Anagrams

  • YN

Cornish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /nɪ/

Particle

ny

  1. not

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /niː/, /nəɪ/

Pronoun

ny

  1. we
  2. us

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, plural and definite singular attributive ny or nye, comparative nyere, superlative (predicative) nyest, superlative (attributive) {{{5}}})

  1. new
  2. fresh
  3. recent
  4. novel
  5. other
  6. different

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ný.

Noun

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

  1. new moon, waxing moon
Antonyms
  • næ

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

Further reading

  • ny on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
  • Ny (bogstav) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈɲ]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈɛɲː]

Letter

ny (lower case, upper case Ny)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called enny and written in the Latin script.

Declension

See also

  • (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

  • ny in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Malagasy

Article

ny

  1. the (definite article)

Manx

Article

ny

  1. genitive singular feminine of yn
  2. nominative plural of yn
  3. genitive plural of yn

Usage notes

Prefixes h- to words beginning with vowels.

Conjunction

ny

  1. ‘or’

Middle English

Adverb

ny

  1. Alternative form of ne

Conjunction

ny

  1. Alternative form of ne

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French ne, from Latin nec.

Conjunction

ny

  1. neither; nor
Usage notes
  • Chiefly used at least twice in the same sentence, such as .
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”). Cognates include Latin novus, Ancient Greek νέος (néos), and English new. The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nyː/

Adjective

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

  1. new (recently made or created)

Derived terms

Noun

ny n (definite singular nyet, indefinite plural ny, definite plural nya)

  1. a lunar phase of a new moon, i.e. a period of time in which the moon is waxing
    Antonym: ne

Derived terms

  • i ny og ne

References

  • “ny” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

  • ni

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), from Phoenician 𐤍‬‎ (n‬ /nūn/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨ
  • Syllabification: ny

Noun

ny n (indeclinable)

  1. nu (Greek letter Ν, ν)

Further reading

  • ny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ny in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni/, [ˈni]

Noun

ny f (plural nys)

  1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
    Synonym: ni

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nyː/

Adjective

ny (comparative nyare, superlative nyast)

  1. new

Declension

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Interjection

ny

  1. no

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Akin to English new.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nyː/, /nøʏ̯ː/, /nʊi̯ː/
    • (southernmost lects) Rhymes: -ýː, -ýːð
    • (mid-southern lects) Rhymes: -ýː
    • (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ýː, -íː
    • (øy-ý merger) Rhymes: -ýː, -ǿʏ̯ː

Adjective

ny (neuter singular nytt, plural nyy, definite masculine nyyn, definite feminine nya, definite neuter nyä, definite plural nyän, comparative nyänä, superlative nyäst)

  1. new

Noun

ny

  1. new moon

Source: wiktionary.org
  • to approach.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)