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From Middle English newe, from Old English nīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”), from *néwos.
Cognate with Scots new (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Dutch nieuw (“new”), Low German nee (“new”), German neu (“new”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ny (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Persian نو (“now”),Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Hindi नया (nayā, “new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”).
Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo and novuss.
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new (comparative newer, superlative newest)
new (comparative more new, superlative most new)
new (usually uncountable, plural news)
new (third-person singular simple present news, present participle newing, simple past and past participle newed)
new (strong nominative masculine singular newer, comparative newer, superlative am newesten or am newsten)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist new | sie ist new | es ist new | sie sind new | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | newer | newe | newes | newe |
genitive | newen | newer | newen | newer | |
dative | newem | newer | newem | newen | |
accusative | newen | newe | newes | newe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der newe | die newe | das newe | die newen |
genitive | des newen | der newen | des newen | der newen | |
dative | dem newen | der newen | dem newen | den newen | |
accusative | den newen | die newe | das newe | die newen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein newer | eine newe | ein newes | (keine) newen |
genitive | eines newen | einer newen | eines newen | (keiner) newen | |
dative | einem newen | einer newen | einem newen | (keinen) newen | |
accusative | einen newen | eine newe | ein newes | (keine) newen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist newer | sie ist newer | es ist newer | sie sind newer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | newerer | newere | neweres | newere |
genitive | neweren | newerer | neweren | newerer | |
dative | newerem | newerer | newerem | neweren | |
accusative | neweren | newere | neweres | newere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der newere | die newere | das newere | die neweren |
genitive | des neweren | der neweren | des neweren | der neweren | |
dative | dem neweren | der neweren | dem neweren | den neweren | |
accusative | den neweren | die newere | das newere | die neweren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein newerer | eine newere | ein neweres | (keine) neweren |
genitive | eines neweren | einer neweren | eines neweren | (keiner) neweren | |
dative | einem neweren | einer neweren | einem neweren | (keinen) neweren | |
accusative | einen neweren | eine newere | ein neweres | (keine) neweren |
Borrowed from English new. Doublet of ニュー (nyū) and possibly 新 (nii-).
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Cardinal: new Ordinal: newewey Adverbial: newokehs Adnominal: newwok, newonul |
From Proto-Algonquian *nye·wi (“four”).
new (initial root new-)
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From Proto-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa. Related to Persian نه (noh).
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