ny
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of English Nyanja or Chichewa Chinyanja.
=== Symbol ===
ny
(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Chichewa.
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Chichewa terms
== English ==
=== Verb ===
ny
Obsolete spelling of nigh.
=== Anagrams ===
YN
== Avokaya ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɲ/
=== Letter ===
ny (lower case, upper case Ny, all caps NY)
A letter of the Avokaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
== Catalan ==
=== Letter ===
ny (lower case, upper case Ny, all caps NY)
(used to represent the sound /ɲ/)
== Cornish ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Alternative forms ====
nyns (used before forms of bos that start with a vowel)
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /nɪ/
==== Particle ====
ny
not
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /niː/, /nəɪ/
==== Pronoun ====
ny
we
us
== Danish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nyː/, [nyːˀ]
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old Danish ny, from Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
==== Adjective ====
ny (neuter nyt, plural and definite singular attributive ny or nye)
new
fresh
recent
novel
other
different
=== Declension ===
=== Antonyms ===
gammel
=== Derived terms ===
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Old Norse ný.
==== Noun ====
ny n (singular definite nyet, not used in plural form)
new moon, waxing moon
Antonym: næ
===== Declension =====
=== Derived terms ===
i ny og næ
=== Etymology 3 ===
From Ancient Greek Ν (N), ν (n).
==== Noun ====
ny n (singular definite nyet, plural indefinite nyer)
nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
===== Inflection =====
=== Further reading ===
“ny” in Den Danske Ordbog
ny on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Ny (bogstav) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
== Hungarian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈɲ]
(letter name): IPA(key): [ˈɛɲː]
=== Letter ===
ny (lower case, upper case Ny, all caps NY)
The twenty-third letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called enny and written in the Latin script.
==== Declension ====
=== See also ===
(Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
=== Further reading ===
ny in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
== Malagasy ==
=== Article ===
ny
the (definite article)
== Manx ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old Irish inna, form of Old Irish in, from Proto-Celtic *sindos.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /nə/
==== Article ====
ny
(obsolete) genitive singular feminine of yn
Purt ny h-Inshey ― Peel (literally, “Port of the Island”)
nominative plural of yn
ny h-ein ― the birds
genitive plural of yn
thie ny moght ― house of the poor
===== Usage notes =====
The plural and feminine singular article trigger h-prefixation to vowel initial words. The genitive plural article optionally triggers nasalisation which is rarely productive after the 18th century.
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Old Irish nó, nú, from Proto-Celtic *nowe.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /nə/, /na/
==== Conjunction ====
ny
or, nor
=== Etymology 3 ===
From Old Irish ná (“don't”, prohibitive particle).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /nə/, /na/
==== Particle ====
ny
don’t (particle used to introduce a negative imperative)
Synonym: nagh
=== Etymology 4 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /nə/, /na/
==== Particle ====
ny
that which, what (indirect relative, objects with verbal nouns take dy)
=== Etymology 5 ===
Contraction of ayns and e.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /nə/
==== Contraction ====
ny
‘in his’ (triggers lenition):
ny hie — ‘in his house’
ny ayrn — ‘in his share’
‘in her’ (triggers h-prefixation):
ny tie — ‘in her house’
ny hayrn — ‘in her share’
== Middle English ==
=== Adverb ===
ny
alternative form of ne
=== Conjunction ===
ny
alternative form of ne
== Middle French ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old French ne, from Latin nec.
==== Conjunction ====
ny
neither; nor
===== Usage notes =====
Chiefly used at least twice in the same sentence, such as ny riche, ny pouvre ― neither rich nor poor.
===== Descendants =====
French: ni
=== Etymology 2 ===
See n'y
==== Contraction ====
ny
manuscript form of n'y
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
=== Adjective ===
ny (neuter singular nytt, definite singular and plural nye, comparative nyere, superlative nyest or nyeste)
new (recently made or created)
==== Derived terms ====
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Cognates include Latin novus, Ancient Greek νέος (néos), and English new. The noun is derived from the adjective.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nyː/, [nyʷː]
=== Adjective ===
ny (masculine and feminine ny, neuter singular nytt, definite singular and plural nye, comparative nyare, superlative nyast or nyaste)
new (recently made or created)
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
ny n (definite singular nyet, indefinite plural ny, definite plural nya)
a lunar phase of a new moon, i.e. a period of time in which the moon is waxing
Antonym: ne
==== Derived terms ====
i ny og ne
=== References ===
“ny” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
== Old Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈnɨ/
IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈni/
=== Pronoun ===
ny
accusative of vě
Synonym: najú
accusative of my
Synonym: nás
== Old Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
=== Adjective ===
ny
new
==== Descendants ====
Danish: ny
=== References ===
“ny” in Gammeldansk Ordbog
== Polish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ni
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), from Phoenician 𐤍 (n /nūn/).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈnɘ/
Rhymes: -ɘ
Syllabification: ny
=== Noun ===
ny n (indeclinable)
nu (Greek letter Ν, ν)
=== Further reading ===
ny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈni/ [ˈni]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: ny
=== Noun ===
ny f (plural nys)
nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
Synonym: ni
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nyː/
=== Adjective ===
ny (comparative nyare, superlative nyast)
new
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
ny-
=== Further reading ===
ny in Svensk ordbok.
== Vietnamese ==
=== Noun ===
ny
(slang, Internet, text messaging) initialism of người yêu
== Vilamovian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Interjection ===
ny
no