ný-

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Icelandic

Etymology

From nýr (“new”).

Prefix

ný-

new-, denoting actions or happenings occurring newly, or recently

Usage notes

The prefix ný- may be prefixed to almost every past participle e.g. (nýfæddur (“new-born”) has the past participle fæddur from the verb fæða (“to give birth”)) and also to adjective with a past participle sense.

Derived terms

nýalinn (newborn)
nýborinn (newborn)
nýandaður/nýdáinn (newly dead)
nýfarinn (having newly gone)
nýfæddur (newborn)
nýfenginn (just recovered)
nýgiftur (newly married)
nýgotinn (newly dropped)
nýgrafinn (newly buried)
nýjarðaður (newly buried)
nýkominn (having just arrived)
nýorðinn (having just happened)
nýmjólk
nývaknaður (newly wakened)
nýfenni
nýsnævi
nýskýrður (newly christened)
nývirki

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