ný-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ny"

Icelandic

Etymology

From nýr (“new”).

Prefix

ný-

1. 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”) from the past participle fæddur of fæða (“to give birth”)) and also to adjectives 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