ny

ny

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ny"

Translingual

Symbol

ny

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Chichewa.

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English

Verb

ny

1. Obsolete spelling of nigh

Anagrams

• YN

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Cornish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɪ/

Particle

ny

1. not

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niː/, /nəɪ/

Pronoun

ny

1. we
2. us

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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}}}#Danish|{{{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

Declension of ny

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ny	nyet	nyer	nyerne
genitive	nys	nyets	nyers	nyernes

Further reading

• “ny” in Den Danske Ordbog
• ny on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Ny (bogstav) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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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

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	ny	ny-ek
accusative	ny-et	ny-eket
dative	ny-nek	ny-eknek
instrumental	ny-nyel	ny-ekkel
causal-final	ny-ért	ny-ekért
translative	ny-nyé	ny-ekké
terminative	ny-ig	ny-ekig
essive-formal	ny-ként	ny-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ny-ben	ny-ekben
superessive	ny-en	ny-eken
adessive	ny-nél	ny-eknél
illative	ny-be	ny-ekbe
sublative	ny-re	ny-ekre
allative	ny-hez	ny-ekhez
elative	ny-ből	ny-ekből
delative	ny-ről	ny-ekről
ablative	ny-től	ny-ektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	ny-é	ny-eké
non-attributive possessive - plural	ny-éi	ny-ekéi

Possessive forms of ny
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ny-em	ny-eim
2nd person sing.	ny-ed	ny-eid
3rd person sing.	ny-e	ny-ei
1st person plural	ny-ünk	ny-eink
2nd person plural	ny-etek	ny-eitek
3rd person plural	ny-ük	ny-eik

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

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Malagasy

Article

ny

1. the (definite article)

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Manx

Article

ny

1. genitive singular feminine of yn

   Purt ny h-Inshey ― Peel (lit. Port of the Island)

2. nominative plural of yn

   ny h-ein ― the birds

3. genitive plural of yn

   laa jeh ny laaghyn ― one of the days

Usage notes

Prefixes h- to words beginning with vowels.

Conjunction

ny

1. ‘or’

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Middle English

Adverb

ny

1. Alternative form of ne

Conjunction

ny

1. Alternative form of ne

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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 ny riche, ny pouvre ― neither rich nor poor.

Descendants

• French: ni

Etymology 2

See n'y

Contraction

ny

1. manuscript form of n'y

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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

Terms derived from ny

fornye godt nytt år nybygd nybygger Ny-Caledonia nydanne nyfødt nygift

nygotisk Ny-Guinea nyhet nykommer nymåne nynazist nyoppdaget

nyord nypotet nysnø nyttår, nyår nyvalg nyvunnet på nytt

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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

• godt nytt år
• nybygd
• nybyggjar
• Ny-Caledonia
• nyfødd
• nygift
• nygotisk
• Ny-Guinea
• nyheit
• nykomar, nykommar
• nymåne
• nynazist
• nyord
• nypotet
• nysnø
• nyttår
• nyår
• på ny, på nytt

 

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.

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Polish

Alternative forms

• ni

Etymology

Borrowed 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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni/ [ˈni]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ny

Noun

ny f (plural nys)

1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν

   Synonym: ni

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyː/

• audio

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Adjective

ny (comparative nyare, superlative nyast)

1. new

Declension

Inflection of ny
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ny	nyare	nyast
Neuter singular	nytt	nyare	nyast
Plural	nya	nyare	nyast
Masculine plural3	nye	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 the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• ny-

Further reading

• ny in Svensk ordbok.

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Interjection

ny

1. no

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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