niewe
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
- neuwe, newe, niwe, nuwe
Etymology
From Old Dutch niuwi.
Adjective
niewe
- new
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: nieuw
- Afrikaans: nuwe, nuut
- Javindo: nuwe
- Jersey Dutch: njuew
- Negerhollands: nieuw, niw
- Limburgish: nuuj
Further reading
- “niew”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “nieuwe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page nieuwe
Old English
Alternative forms
- nīwe, nēowe, nīowe
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos, a variant of *néwos (“new”). Cognate with Old Frisian nī, Old Saxon niuwi, Old High German niuwi, Old Norse nýr, and Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis). Extra-Germanic cognates include Lithuanian naũjas, Old Irish nuae, and Sanskrit नव्य (návya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni͜yː.we/
Adjective
nīewe
- new
- Līciaþ þē mīne nīewan sċōs?
- Do you like my new shoes?
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Ūðwitan willaþ simle hwæthwugu nīewes and seldcūðes īewan.
- Philosophers always want to show something new and strange.
Usage notes
- The combining form is nī- when used adverbially, that is with verbs and verbal derivatives: nībacen (“fresh-baked”), nīcenned (“newborn”).
Declension
Declension of nīewe — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nīewe | nīewu, nīewo | nīewe |
| Accusative | nīewne | nīewe | nīewe |
| Genitive | nīewes | nīewre | nīewes |
| Dative | nīewum | nīewre | nīewum |
| Instrumental | nīewe | nīewre | nīewe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | nīewe | nīewa, nīewe | nīewu, nīewo |
| Accusative | nīewe | nīewa, nīewe | nīewu, nīewo |
| Genitive | nīewra | nīewra | nīewra |
| Dative | nīewum | nīewum | nīewum |
| Instrumental | nīewum | nīewum | nīewum |
Declension of nīewe — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nīewa | nīewe | nīewe |
| Accusative | nīewan | nīewan | nīewe |
| Genitive | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Dative | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Instrumental | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Accusative | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Genitive | nīewra, nīewena | nīewra, nīewena | nīewra, nīewena |
| Dative | nīewum | nīewum | nīewum |
| Instrumental | nīewum | nīewum | nīewum |
Antonyms
- eald
Derived terms
- ælnīewe (“brand new”)
- nīewan (“recently”)
- nīewlīċe (“recently”)
- nīewnes (“novelty”)
Descendants
- Middle English: newe, new
- English: new
- Scots: new