new
See also: New, new-, and ñew
Translingual
Symbol
new
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Newar.
English
Etymology
From Middle English newe, from Old English nīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”), from *néwos.
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 novus (“new”), Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Persian نو (“now”),Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Hindi नया (nayā, “new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”).
Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo and novuss.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /njuː/
Audio (RP) (file)
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /n(j)u/
Audio (GA) (file)
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /njʉː/
Audio (AUS) (file)
Audio (file) - Homophones: gnu, knew, nu
- Rhymes: -uː
Adjective
new (comparative newer, superlative newest)
- 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.
- 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?
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- Additional; recently discovered.
- We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
- 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.
- Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
- New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
- In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
- Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
- 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.
- Newborn.
- My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
- (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
- We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.
Synonyms
- (recently made, created, or appeared): brand new, recent, neo-, ceno-
- (additional, recently discovered): recent
- (current or later): current
- (in original condition, pristine): brand new, brand spanking new, mint, pristine
- (refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed): born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived
- (newborn): newborn, young
- (of recent origin): fresh
- (strange, unfamiliar): strange, unfamiliar
- (recently arrived or appeared): novel, singular
- (inexperienced, unaccustomed): brand new, green
- See also Thesaurus:new
Antonyms
- (recently made, created, or appeared): ancient, dated, old
- (additional, recently discovered): dated, old
- (current or later): former, old
- (distinguishing something established more recently): old
- (in original condition, pristine): old, used, worn
- (refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed): old
- (young): old
- (of recent origin): original, previous
- (strange, unfamiliar): familiar, old
- (recently arrived or appeared): established
- (inexperienced, unaccustomed): accustomed, experienced, expert
Hyponyms
- brand new
Derived terms
- all-new
- anew
- new-
- New Abbey
- New Addington
- New Age
- New Albany
- New Alresford
- New Amsterdam
- New Augusta
- New Australia
- New Barnet
- New Basford
- New Beckenham
- New Bern
- newbie
- New Bloomfield
- New Bolingbroke
- New Boston
- New Bradwell
- New Braunfels
- New Brighton
- New Britain
- new broom
- New Brunswick
- New Buildings
- Newbury
- New Caledonia
- New Canaan
- New Carrollton
- Newcastle
- New Castle
- new chum
- Newchurch
- New City
- New Clee
- newco
- New Cordell
- New Cross
- New Cumberland
- New Cumnock
- new dawn
- New Delhi
- New Denver
- New Earswick
- New Eltham
- New England
- New Forest
- Newfoundland
- New Galloway
- New Guinea
- New Hampshire
- New Hampton
- New Hanover County
- New Hartley
- New Haw
- New Holland
- New Holstein
- New Iberia
- newie
- New Inn
- newish
- New Islington
- New Jersey
- New Kent
- New Kent County
- New Lane
- New Lexington
- newling
- New Lisbon
- New London
- new-look
- New Luce
- newly
- newlywed
- New Madrid
- New Malden
- Newmarket
- New Marske
- New Martinsville
- New Mexico
- Newmill
- New Mills
- New Milton
- new moon
- newness
- new normal
- New Orleans
- New Palestine
- New Philadelphia
- new potato
- New Rackheath
- New Radnor
- New Roads
- New Rochelle
- New Rockford
- New Romney
- New Ross
- news-
- news
- New Southgate
- New South Wales
- newspeak
- Newspeak
- New Street
- New Taipei
- New Tecumseth
- New Testament
- Newton
- Newtown
- new town
- New Tredegar
- New Ulm
- new wave
- New Westminster
- New World
- New Year
- New York
- New Zealand
- renew
- what else is new
- what's new
in toponyms of Alberta
- New Brigden
- Newbrook
- New Dayton
- New Fish Creek
- New Hill
- New Kiew
- New Lindsay
- New Lunnon
- New Norway
- New Rockport
- New Saratoga Beach
- New Sarepta
in toponyms of New Brunswick
- New Avon
- New Bandon
- Newbridge
- Newburg
- New Canaan
- New Denmark
- New Glasgow
- New Horton
- New Ireland
- Newmarket
- New Maryland
- New Mills
- New Ross
- New Scotland
- Newtown
- New Zion
in toponyms of Nova Scotia
- New Aberdeen
- New Albany
- New Canaan
- New Canada
- New Chester
- New Cumberland
- New Edinburgh
- New Elm
- New France
- New Gairlock
- New Germany
- New Glasgow
- New Grafton
- New Harbour
- New Minas
- New Russell
- New Salem
- New Tusket
- New Victoria
- New Waterford
- New Yarmouth
in toponyms of Ontario
- Newbliss
- Newburgh
- New Canaan
- New Carlow
- New Credit
- New Dublin
- New Dundee
- New Glasgow
- New Hamburg
- New Liskeard
- New Lowell
- Newmarket
- New Prussia
- New Sarum
- New Scotland
- New Tecumseth
- New Wexford
in toponyms of Alabama
- New Brockton
- New Castle
- New Hope
- New Lexington
- New London
- New Market
- New Site
- New Union
- Newville
in toponyms of Florida
- Newhall
- New Hope
- New Port Richey
- New Smyrna Beach
- New Troy
- New York
in toponyms of Illinois
- New Athens
- New Baden
- New Bedford
- New Berlin
- New Boston
- New Burnside
- New Bush
- New Canton
- New Castle
- New City
- New Columbia
- New Delhi
- New Dennison
- New Diggins
- New Douglas
- New Grand Chain
- New Hannover
- New Haven
- New Hebron
- New Holland
- New Hope
- New Lebanon
- New Lennox
- New Liberty
- New Memphis
- New Milford
- New Minden
- New Palestine
- New Salem
- Newtown
in toponyms of Indiana
- New Albany
- New Alsace
- New Amsterdam
- New Baltimore
- New Boston
- New Britton
- New Brunswick
- New Burlington
- New Carlisle
- New Carrolton
- New Castle
- New Chicago
- New Columbus
- New Discovery
- New Elizabethtown
- New Elliott
- New Era
- New Fairfield
- New Farmington
- New Frankfort
- New Goshen
- New Harmony
- New Haven
- New Hope
- New Lancastor
- Newland
- New Lebanon
- New Liberty
- New Lisbon
- New London
- New Marion
- New Market
- New Maysville
- New Middletown
- New Mount Pleasant
- New Palestine
- New Paris
- New Pekin
- New Pennington
- New Philadelphia
- New Pittsburg
- New Point
- New Richmond
- New Ross
- New Salem
- New Salisbury
- New Santa Fe
- Newtown
- New Trenton
- New Unionville
- Newville
- New Washington
- New Waverly
- New Whiteland
- New Winchester
in toponyms of Iowa
- New Albin
- New Albion
- New Boston
- New Buda
- New Buffalo
- Newburg
- New Dixon
- New Era
- New Hampton
- New Hartford
- New Haven
- New Liberty
- New London
- New Market
- New Providence
- New Sharon
- New Vienna
- New Virginia
- New York
in toponyms of Kansas
- New Albany
- New Cambria
- New Gottland
- New Lancaster
- New Salem
- New Strawn
in toponyms of Kentucky
- New Castle
- New Concord
- New Haven
- New Hope
- New Liberty
- New Market
- Newport
- New Roe
- New York
- New Zion
in toponyms of Maine
- Newburgh
- New Canada
- Newfield
- New Gloucester
- New Limerick
- Newport
- New Portland
- New Sharon
- New Sweden
- New Vineyard
in toponyms of Michigan
- New Baltimore
- New Boston
- New Buffalo
- New Era
- Newfield
- New Haven
- Newkirk
- New Lothrop
- New Troy
in toponyms of Minnesota
- New Auburn
- New Brighton
- Newburg
- Newfolden
- New Germany
- New Hartford
- New Hope
- New London
- New Munich
- New Prague
- New Prairie
- New Richland
- New Rome
- New Sweden
- New Trier
- New Ulm
in toponyms of Mississippi
- New Albany
- New Augusta
- New Hamilton
- New Harmony
- New Hebron
- New Hope
- New Houlka
- New Site
in toponyms of Missouri
- New Bloomfield
- New Boston
- Newburg
- New Cambria
- New Florence
- New Frankfort
- New Franklin
- New Garden
- New Hamburg
- New Hampton
- New Harmony
- New Hartford
- New Haven
- New Home
- New Hope
- Newland
- New Lebanon
- New London
- New Madrid
- New Market
- Newmarket
- New Melle
- New Offenburg
- New Point
- New Survey
- Newtown
- New Truxton
- New Wells
- New Woollam
in toponyms of New Hampshire
- New Boston
- New Castle
- New Durham
- Newfields
- New Hampton
- New Ipswich
- New London
in toponyms of North Dakota
- Newburg
- New England
- New Hradec
- New Leipzig
- New Rockford
- New Salem
- New Town
in toponyms of Ohio
- New Albany
- New Alexander
- New Alexandria
- New Antioch
- New Athens
- New Baltimore
- New Bavaria
- New Bloomington
- New Boston
- New Bremen
- New Buffalo
- New Burlington
- New California
- New Carlisle
- New Castle
- New Cleveland
- New Concord
- New Cumberland
- New Dover
- New Floodwood
- New Franklin
- New Garden
- New Germany
- New Hampshire
- New Hampton
- New Harmony
- New Harrisburg
- New Harrison
- New Haven
- New Holland
- New Hope
- New Jasper
- New Jerusalem
- New Knoxville
- New Lebanon
- New Lexington
- New London
- New Madison
- New Market
- New Marshfield
- New Martinsburg
- New Miami
- New Middleton
- New Middletown
- New Milford
- New Moorefield
- New Palestine
- New Paris
- New Petersburg
- New Philadelphia
- New Pittsburg
- New Plymouth
- Newport
- New Princeton
- New Reading
- New Richland
- New Richmond
- New Riegel
- New Rochester
- New Rome
- New Rumley
- New Salem
- New Salisbury
- New Springfield
- New Stark
- New Straitsville
- New Strasburg
- Newtown
- New Vienna
- Newville
- New Washington
- New Waterford
- New Way
- New Weston
- New Westville
in toponyms of Oklahoma
- New Cordell
- New Eucha
- New Liberty
- New Lima
- New Mannford
- New Oberlin
- New Spring Place
- New Tulsa
- New Woodville
in toponyms of Pennsylvania
- New Chichester
in toponyms of South Dakota
- New Berlin
- New Chicago
- New Effington
- New Underwood
- New Witten
in toponyms of Tennessee
- New Chicago
- New Corinth
- New Deal
- New Dellrose
- New Harmony
- New Hope
- New Hopewell
- New Johnsonville
- New Market
- New Middleton
- Newport
- New River
- New Tazewell
- New Union
in toponyms of Texas
- New Baden
- New Berlin
- New Birmingham
- New Boston
- New Braunfels
- New Caney
- New Chapel Hill
- New Colony
- New Danville
- New Deal
- New Fairview
- New Falcon
- New Fountain
- Newgulf
- New Harmony
- New Home
- New Hope
- New London
- New Lynn
- New Mesquite
- New Mexico
- New Summerfield
- New Sweden
- New Taiton
- New Territory
- New Ulm
- New Waverly
- New Wehdem
- New York
in toponyms of Virginia
- New Alexandria
- New Baltimore
- New Bohemia
- New Canton
- New Castle
- New Church
- New Dover
- New Ellett
- New Erection
- New Hampden
- New Hope
- New Kent
- Newland
- New London
- New Market
- New Point
- New River
- Newtown
- New Upton
- Newville
in toponyms of West Virginia
- Newburg
- New Creek
- New Cumberland
- New England
- New Era
- Newhall
- New Haven
- New Hill
- New Hope
- New Manchester
- New Martinsville
- New Milton
- New Richmond
- New Thacker
- Newtown
- Newville
in toponyms of Wisconsin
- New Amsterdam
- New Auburn
- New Berlin
- Newburg
- New Cassel
- New Chester
- New City
- New Denmark
- New Diggings
- New Fane
- New Franken
- New Glarus
- New Holstein
- New Hope
- New Lisbon
- New London
- New Lyme
- New Miner
- New Munster
- New Odanah
- New Paris
- New Post
- New Prospect
- New Richmond
- New Rome
- New Upsala
- Newville
Translations
See new/translations § Adjective.
Adverb
new (comparative more new, superlative most new)
- Newly (especially in composition).
- new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown
- As new; from scratch.
- They are scraping the site clean to build new.
Related terms
- new-
Noun
new (usually uncountable, plural news)
- Things that are new.
- Out with the old, in with the new.
- (Australia, uncountable) A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method.
- (UK, naval slang) A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
- 1956, Naval Review (London) (volume 44, page 286)
- In the Britannia "news" were worms, to be trodden on […]
- 1956, Naval Review (London) (volume 44, page 286)
Verb
new (third-person singular simple present news, present participle newing, simple past and past participle newed)
- (programming) Synonym of new up
- (obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.
Derived terms
- benew
- new up
- renew
References
new on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Wen, wen
German
Adjective
new (strong nominative masculine singular newer, comparative newer, superlative am newesten or am newsten)
- 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
Declension
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 er ist am newsten | sie ist am newesten sie ist am newsten | es ist am newesten es ist am newsten | sie sind am newesten sie sind am newsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | newester newster | neweste newste | newestes newstes | neweste newste |
| genitive | newesten newsten | newester newster | newesten newsten | newester newster | |
| dative | newestem newstem | newester newster | newestem newstem | newesten newsten | |
| accusative | newesten newsten | neweste newste | newestes newstes | neweste newste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der neweste der newste | die neweste die newste | das neweste das newste | die newesten die newsten |
| genitive | des newesten des newsten | der newesten der newsten | des newesten des newsten | der newesten der newsten | |
| dative | dem newesten dem newsten | der newesten der newsten | dem newesten dem newsten | den newesten den newsten | |
| accusative | den newesten den newsten | die neweste die newste | das neweste das newste | die newesten die newsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein newester ein newster | eine neweste eine newste | ein newestes ein newstes | (keine) newesten (keine) newsten |
| genitive | eines newesten eines newsten | einer newesten einer newsten | eines newesten eines newsten | (keiner) newesten (keiner) newsten | |
| dative | einem newesten einem newsten | einer newesten einer newsten | einem newesten einem newsten | (keinen) newesten (keinen) newsten | |
| accusative | einen newesten einen newsten | eine neweste eine newste | ein newestes ein newstes | (keine) newesten (keine) newsten | |
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English new. Doublet of ニュー (nyū) and possibly 新 (nii-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝː]
Noun
new • (nyū)
- new
See also
- 新 (shin-)
- 新 (nī-)
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
| 40 | ||
| [a], [b] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: new Ordinal: newewey Adverbial: newokehs Adnominal: newwok, newonul | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *nye·wi (“four”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnew/, [ˈne̞u˧˦]
Numeral
new (initial root new-)
- four (in counting)
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing
Middle English
Adjective
new
- Alternative form of newe
Noun
new
- Alternative form of noy
Zazaki
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa. Related to Persian نه (noh).
Numeral
new
- nine