niewe
Middle Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAdjective
editniewe
Inflection
editAdjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | niewe | niewe | niewe | niewe |
Definite | niewe | niewe | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | niewen | niewe | niewe | niewe |
Definite | niewe | ||||
Genitive | Indefinite | niewes | niewer | niewes | niewer |
Definite | niewes, niewen | niewes, niewen | |||
Dative | niewen | niewer | niewen | niewen |
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editAdjective
editnīewe
- 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
edit- The combining form is nī- when used adverbially, that is with verbs and verbal derivatives: nībacen (“fresh-baked”), nīcenned (“newborn”).
Declension
editDeclension of nīewe — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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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
Antonyms
editDerived terms
edit- ælnīewe (“brand new”)
- ednīewe (“renew”)
- nīewan (“recently”)
- nīewlīċe (“recently”)
- nīewnes (“novelty”)
Descendants
editCategories:
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch lemmas
- Middle Dutch adjectives
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives
- Old English terms with usage examples
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