nyss

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Probably from dialectal nysse.

Noun

nyss m (definite singular nyssen, indefinite plural nysser, definite plural nyssene)

  1. 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)

  1. information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere

Etymology 3

Actually genitive of ny (“new”), from Old Norse nýr, probably from Middle Low German nies.

Adverb

nyss

  1. just (moments ago)
  2. just (before)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nʏsː/

Adverb

nyss

  1. recently

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Adverb

nyss (not comparable)

  1. just, quite recently (moments ago)
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