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nyss

nyss

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

nyss m (definite singular nyssen, indefinite plural nysser, definite plural nyssene)

  1. poor cod, a small cod-fish of the species Trisopterus minutus
Synonyms
  • sypike (the most common name)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse njósn, from nýsa (snoop, scout).

Noun

nyss n (definite singular nysset, indefinite plural nyss, definite plural nyssa or nyssene)

  1. information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere

Etymology 3

Actually genitive of ny (new), from Old Norse nýr, probably from Middle Low German nies.

Adverb

nyss

  1. just (moments ago)
  2. just (before)

References


Swedish

Pronunciation

Adverb

nyss (not comparable)

  1. just, quite recently (moments ago)