ný-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ny"
Icelandic
Etymology
From nýr (“new”).
Prefix
ný-
- new-, denoting actions or happenings occurring newly, or recently
Usage notes
- The prefix ný- may be prefixed to almost every past participle e.g. (nýfæddur (“new-born”) has the past participle fæddur from the verb fæða (“to give birth”)) and also to adjective with a past participle sense.
Derived terms
- nýalinn (newborn)
- nýborinn (newborn)
- nýandaður/nýdáinn (newly dead)
- nýfarinn (having newly gone)
- nýfæddur (newborn)
- nýfenginn (just recovered)
- nýgiftur (newly married)
- nýgotinn (newly dropped)
- nýgrafinn (newly buried)
- nýjarðaður (newly buried)
- nýkominn (having just arrived)
- nýorðinn (having just happened)
- nýmjólk
- nývaknaður (newly wakened)
- nýfenni
- nýsnævi
- nýskýrður (newly christened)
- nývirki