nij
Dutch Low Saxon
Etymology
From Middle Low German nîe, nü̂we, from Old Saxon niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Related to West Frisian nij, Dutch nieuw, German neu, English new, Swedish ny.
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian nī, nīe, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛi̯/
Inflection
| Inflection of nij | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | nij | |||
| inflected | nije | |||
| comparative | nijer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | nij | nijer | it nijst it nijste | |
| indefinite | c. sing. | nije | nijere | nijste |
| n. sing. | nij | nijer | nijste | |
| plural | nije | nijere | nijste | |
| definite | nije | nijere | nijste | |
| partitive | nijs | nijers | — | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “nij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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