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Danish
Etymology
From ny (“new”).
Prefix
ny-
- (linguistics) Denotes the modern, currently-spoken form of a periodized language.
- nygræsk (“Modern Greek”), nysvensk (“Modern Swedish”)
- Denotes the last part of some period.
- (ideology) Denotes a revived or continued form of a movement.
- nynazisme (“neo-Nazism”), nyaristotelisme (“neo-Aristoteleanism”)
- newly
- vasket (“washed”) → nyvasket (“just washed, newly washed”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From ny (“new”).
Prefix
ny-
- (linguistics) Denotes the modern, currently-spoken form of a periodized language.; modern, new
- nygresk (“Modern Greek”), nynorsk (“Modern Norwegian”)
- Denotes the last part of some period.
- (ideology) Denotes a revived or continued form of a movement.; neo-
- nynazisme (“neo-Nazism”), nyklassisisme (“Neoclassicism”)
- newly
- vaska (“washed”) → nyvaska (“just washed, newly washed”)
Swahili
- (before non-labial consonants) n-
- (before labial consonants) m-
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *n-.
Prefix
ny- (plural ny-)
- n class(IX/X) adjective agreement prefix used before vowels
- nguo nyeusi ― a dark piece of cloth/dark clothes
- n class(X) noun prefix for plurals of some u class(XI) nouns with vowel-initial stems
- wimbo (“song”) → nyimbo (“songs”)
- uzi (“thread”) → nyuzi (“threads”)
Swedish
Etymology
From ny (“new”).
Prefix
ny-
- Denotes a revived or continued form of.
- nynazism (“neo-Nazism”)
- nygrekiska (“Modern Greek”)
- newly
- tvättad (“washed”) → nytvättad (“just washed, newly washed”)
- målad (“painted”) → nymålad (“just painted, newly painted”)
Welsh
Pronunciation
Prefix
ny-
- Nasal mutation of dy-.
Mutation