Old English · adjective
niewe
Normalised nīewe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈni͜yː.we/
- Syllables
- ˈni͜yː · we (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- new
Meaning
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new
Līciaþ þē mīne nīewan sċōs?
Do you like my new shoes?
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | nīewe | nīewunīewo | nīewe |
| Accusative | nīewne | nīewe | nīewe |
| Genitive | nīewes | nīewre | nīewes |
| Dative | nīewum | nīewre | nīewum |
| Instrumental | nīewe | nīewre | nīewe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | nīewe | nīewanīewe | nīewunīewo |
| Accusative | nīewe | nīewanīewe | nīewunīewo |
| Genitive | nīewra | nīewra | nīewra |
| Dative | nīewum | nīewum | nīewum |
| Instrumental | nīewum | nīewum | nīewum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | nīewa | nīewe | nīewe |
| Accusative | nīewan | nīewan | nīewe |
| Genitive | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Dative | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Instrumental | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Accusative | nīewan | nīewan | nīewan |
| Genitive | nīewranīewena | nīewranīewena | nīewranīewena |
| Dative | nīewum | nīewum | nīewum |
| Instrumental | nīewum | nīewum | nīewum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From 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 (niujis). Extra-Germanic cognates include Lithuanian naũjas, Old Irish nuae, and Sanskrit नव्य (návya).
Descendants
new
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