German

Noun

Ny n ‎(genitive Ny or Nys, plural Nys)

1. nu (Greek letter)

Declension

Hungarian

Compass rose

Etymology

Abbreviation of nyugat ‎(“west”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲuɡɒt]

Noun

Ny

1. W (west)

See also

• észak (É), dél (D), kelet (K), nyugat

English

Verb

ny

1. Obsolete spelling of nigh

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, e-form ny or nye, comparative nyere, superlative (predicative) nyest, superlative (attributive) }}})

1. new
2. fresh
3. recent
4. novel
5. other
6. different
7. definite and plural of ny

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

Lojban

Alternative forms

• ny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə/

Cmavo

ny ‎(selma'o BY2 BY2)

1. letteral for n

Malagasy

Article

ny

1. the (definite article)

Middle French

Etymology 1

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

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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 nyare, superlative nyast or nyaste)

1. new (as above)

Derived terms

Spanish

Noun

ny f ‎(plural nys)

1. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν

Synonyms

• ni

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ny/

Adjective

ny (comparative nyare, superlative nyast)

1. new

Declension

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Interjection

ny

1. no