nyss
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Probably from dialectal nysse.
Noun
nyss m (definite singular nyssen, indefinite plural nysser, definite plural nyssene)
- poor cod, a small cod-fish of the species Trisopterus minutus
Synonyms
- sypike (the most common name)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse njósn, from nýsa (“snoop, scout”).
Noun
nyss n (definite singular nysset, indefinite plural nyss, definite plural nyssa or nyssene)
- information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʏsː/
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