niuwi

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *niwi.

Adjective

niuwi

1. new

Inflection

Declension of niuwi (ja-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	niuwi	niuwi	niuwi	niuwa, niuwe
accusative	niuwen	niuwa	niuwi	niuwa, niuwe
genitive	niuwes	niuwero	niuwes	niuwero
dative	niuwin, niuwemo	niuwero	niuwin, niuwemo	niuwon
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	niuwo	niuwa	niuwa	niuwon
accusative	niuwon	niuwon	niuwa	niuwon
genitive	niuwin	niuwon	niuwin	niuwono
dative	niuwin	niuwon	niuwin	niuwon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: niewe, neuwe, newe, niwe, nuwe, niew
  • Dutch: nieuw, nie (Eastern Netherlands), nij (Frisian, eastern & northern 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
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	niuwi	niuwi	niuwi	niuwie, niuwia	niuwia	niuwi, niuwia
accusative	niuwian, niuwien	niuwia	niuwi	niuwia, niuwie	niuwia	niuwi, niuwia
genitive	niuwies, niuwias	niuwiara, niuwiaro	niuwies, niuwias	niuwiaro, niuwioro, niuwiero	niuwiaro, niuwioro, niuwiero	niuwiaro, niuwioro, niuwiero
dative	niuwiumu, niuwium, niuwiun, niuwiun, niuwion, niuwien, niuwian	niuwiaro, niuwiaru, niuwiara	niuwiumu, niuwium, niuwiun, niuwiun, niuwion, niuwien, niuwian	niuwiun, niuwion, niuwium	niuwiun, niuwion	niuwiun, niuwion, niuwium
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	niuwio, niuwia	niuwia, niuwie	niuwia, niuwie	niuwion, niuwiun	niuwion, niuwiun, niuwian	niuwion, niuwiun
accusative	niuwion, niuwian	niuwiun, niuwion, niuwian	niuwia, niuwie	niuwion, niuwiun	niuwion, niuwiun, niuwian	niuwion, niuwiun
genitive	niuwien, niuwian	niuwiun, niuwian, niuwien	niuwien, niuwian	niuwiono, niuwieno	niuwiono	niuwiono, niuwieno
dative	niuwion, niuwien, niuwian	niuwiun, niuwian	niuwion, niuwien, niuwian	niuwion, niuwiun	niuwion, niuwiun	niuwion, niuwiun

Derived terms

• niuwī

Descendants

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

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)

Etymology 2

niuwi (“new”) +‎ -ī

Noun

niuwī f

1. newness