núa
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuːa/
- Rhymes: -uːa
Verb
núa (ri-verb, third-person singular past indicative neri or néri, supine núið)
Usage notes
- One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being snúa (“to turn”), gróa (“to grow; to heal”) and róa (“to row”).
- Even though some forms that include the letter e are pronounced as having an é, the e-spelling is thought to be correct by the Icelandic ministry of education. The preferred spelling of the first person singular past tense indicative form of the word núa would thus be neri (“I rubbed”) instead of néri (“I rubbed”), although both forms are used.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- núa um nasir
- núa saman höndum
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n͈uːa̯/
Adjective
núa
Descendants
References
- “núa, núae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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