Icelandic

Prefix

ný-

1. 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