niuwi

Old High German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niywi/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, whence also Old Saxon niuwi, Old Frisian nīe, Old English nīwe, Old Norse nýr, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Adjective

niuwi

new

Derived terms

niuwī

Descendants

Middle High German: niuwe, niwe, niu
- Alemannic German: nüüw
- Central Franconian: neu
- Cimbrian: naüge
- German: neu
- Luxembourgish: nei
- Pennsylvania German: nei
- Yiddish: נײַ‎ (nay)

Etymology 2

niuwi (“new”) +‎ -ī

Noun

niuwī f

newness

References

Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, whence also Old English nīwe, Old Frisian nīe, Old High German niuwi, Old Norse nýr, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Adjective

niuwi

new

Declension

Positive forms of niuwi

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	niuwi	niuwie	niuwi	niuwiu	niuwi	niuwie
accusative	niuwiana	niuwie	niuwia	niuwiu	niuwi	niuwie
genitive	niuwies	niuwiarō	niuwiaro	niuwiarō	niuwies	niuwiarō
dative	niuwiumu	niuwium	niuwiaro	niuwium	niuwiumu	niuwium
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	niuwio	niuwiu	niuwia	niuwiu	niuwia	niuwiu
accusative	niuwiun	niuwiun	niuwiun	niuwiun	niuwia	niuwiun
genitive	niuwiun	niuwionō	niuwiun	niuwionō	niuwiun	niuwionō
dative	niuwiun	niuwium	niuwiun	niuwium	niuwiun	niuwium

Derived terms

niuwī

Descendants

Middle Low German: nîe, nîge, nü̂we
- Dutch Low Saxon: nij
- German Low German: nü, nüe, nii, nee, neei
- Plautdietsch: nie

Etymology 2

niuwi (“new”) +‎ -ī

Noun

niuwī f

newness

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