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neu

neu

See also: nèu, nếu, ne'u, and neu-

English

Abbreviation

neu

  1. neuroglioblastoma cell line

Noun

neu (uncountable)

  1. (oncology) Alternative spelling of HER-2

Basque

Pronoun

neu

  1. I

Breton

Noun

neu ?

  1. swim

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin nix, nivem, from Proto-Italic *sniks, from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs. Compare Occitan nèu.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈnew/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈnew/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnew/

Noun

neu f (plural neus)

  1. snow

Related terms


Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • nei (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German niuwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nøy̯/

Adjective

neu (masculine neue, feminine neu, comparative neuer, superlative et neuste)

  1. (Ripuarian) new

Esperanto

Verb

neu

  1. imperative of nei

German

Etymology

From Old High German niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Compare Dutch nieuw, English new, Danish ny, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔʏ̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯

Adjective

neu (comparative neuer, superlative am neuesten or am neusten)

  1. new
    neue Mode — new fashion
    neueste Modelatest fashion, latest style
    was gibt's Neues? — what's the latest news?
    etwas neu machen — to renovate
  2. modern, recent, latest
    die neue Geschichte — modern history, recent history

Declension

Derived terms


Montagnais

Numeral

neu

  1. four

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

neu m

  1. (Jersey) new

Old French

Etymology

From Latin nodus.

Noun

neu m (oblique plural neus, nominative singular neus, nominative plural neu)

  1. knot

Descendants


Sardinian

Etymology

Compare Italian neo.

Noun

neu

  1. mole (on skin)

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛɪ̯/

Conjunction

neu

  1. or (causes soft mutation)