niuwi

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *niwi.

Adjective

niuwi

1. new

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: niewe, neuwe, newe, niwe, nuwe, niew
  • Dutch: nieuw, nie (Eastern Netherlands), nij (Eastern Netherlands), nieuwt (dialectal, originally neuter), nouw (Holland, dialectal), nuw (Holland), nuwt (Holland, dialectal, originally neuter)
    • Afrikaans: nuwe, nuut
    • Javindo: nuwe
    • Jersey Dutch: njuew
    • Negerhollands: nieuw, niw
  • Limburgish: nuuj

Further reading

• “niuwi”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz.

Alternative forms

• niuwe, niwe, niwi, nuwi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯(w)i/

Adjective

niuwi

1. new

Derived terms

• niuwī

Descendants

• Middle High German: niuwe, neu, new, newe, niu, niwe, nue, nuge, nuwe, nüewe, núwe, nůw, nůwe
  • Alemannic German: nüüw, nöi, nüü
    • Alsatian: nèi
    • Swabian: nei
    • Walser: niw, niww, nu
  • Bavarian: nei, neich
    • Cimbrian: nòjar, nauk, naüge
    • Gottscheerish: nai
    • Hianzisch: neich
    • Mòcheno: nai
    • Udinese: naie, naje, noi
  • Central Franconian: nei, neu
    • Hunsrik: nei
    • Kölsch: neu
    • Transylvanian Saxon: na
  • East Central German:
    • Silesian East Central German: neu
    • Upper Saxon German: nei
      • Erzgebirgisch: nei
  • East Franconian: nei, neu
  • German: neu
  • Luxembourgish: nei
  • Rhine Franconian:
    • Hessian: nei, neu
    • Palatine German: nau, nei, neu
    • Pennsylvania German: nei
  • Vilamovian: noj
  • Yiddish: נײַ (nay)
  • Zipser German: nai, neu

Etymology 2

niuwi (“new”) +‎ -ī

Alternative forms

• niwī

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯(w)iː/

Noun

niuwī f

1. newness

Declension

Declension of niuwī (īn-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	niuwī	—
accusative	niuwī	—
genitive	niuwī	—
dative	niuwī	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: niuwe, niwe, nuwe
  • Alemannic German: Nüwi, Nöüi
  • German: Neue (obsolete)

References

1. Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *niwi.

Adjective

niuwi

1. new

Declension

Positive forms of niuwi

Strong declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	niuwi	niuwie, niuwia	niuwi	niuwia	niuwi	niuwi, niuwia
accusative	niuwian, niuwien	niuwia, niuwie	niuwia	niuwia	niuwi	niuwi, niuwia
genitive	niuwies, niuwias	niuwiaro, niuwioro, niuwiero	niuwiara, niuwiaro	niuwiaro, niuwioro, niuwiero	niuwies, niuwias	niuwiaro, niuwioro, niuwiero
dative	niuwiumu, niuwium, niuwiun, niuwiun, niuwion, niuwien, niuwian	niuwiun, niuwion, niuwium	niuwiaro, niuwiaru, niuwiara	niuwiun, niuwion	niuwiumu, niuwium, niuwiun, niuwiun, niuwion, niuwien, niuwian	niuwiun, niuwion, niuwium
Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	niuwio, niuwia	niuwion, niuwiun	niuwia, niuwie	niuwion, niuwiun, niuwian	niuwia, niuwie	niuwion, niuwiun
accusative	niuwion, niuwian	niuwion, niuwiun	niuwiun, niuwion, niuwian	niuwion, niuwiun, niuwian	niuwia, niuwie	niuwion, niuwiun
genitive	niuwien, niuwian	niuwiono, niuwieno	niuwiun, niuwian, niuwien	niuwiono	niuwien, niuwian	niuwiono, niuwieno
dative	niuwion, niuwien, niuwian	niuwion, niuwiun	niuwiun, niuwian	niuwion, niuwiun	niuwion, niuwien, niuwian	niuwion, niuwiun

Derived terms

• niuwī

Descendants

• Middle Low German: nîe, nîge, nü̂we
  • Dutch Low Saxon: nij
  • German Low German: nü, nüe, nii, nee, neei
  • Plautdietsch: nie

Etymology 2

niuwi (“new”) +‎ -ī

Noun

niuwī f

1. newness