niuwe

Middle High German

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old High German niuwi (“new”), from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos.

Alternative forms

• neu, new, newe, niu, niwe, nue, nuge, nuwe, nüewe, núwe, nůw, nůwe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnyː(ʋ)ə/

Adjective

niuwe (comparative niuwer, superlative niuwest)

1. new

Declension

Positive forms of niuwe

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
strong declension	nominative	niuwer	niuwiu	niuweȥ	niuwe	niuwiu
	genitive	niuwes	niuwer(e)	niuwes	niuwer(e)
	dative	niuwem(e)	niuwer(e)	niuwem(e)	niuwen
	accusative	niuwen	niuwe	niuweȥ	niuwe	niuwiu
weak declension	nominative	dër niuwe	diu niuwe	daȥ niuwe	die niuwen	diu niuwen
	genitive	dës niuwen	dër niuwen	dës niuwen	dër niuwen
	dative	dëm niuwen	dër niuwen	dëm niuwen	dën niuwen
	accusative	dën niuwen	die niuwen	daȥ niuwe	die niuwen	diu niuwen

Comparative forms of niuwe

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
weak declension	nominative	dër niuwere	diu niuwere	daȥ niuwere	die niuweren	diu niuweren
	genitive	dës niuweren	dër niuweren	dës niuweren	dër niuweren
	dative	dëm niuweren	dër niuweren	dëm niuweren	dën niuweren
	accusative	dën niuweren	die niuweren	daȥ niuwere	die niuweren	diu niuweren

Superlative forms of niuwe

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
strong declension	nominative	niuwester	niuwestiu	niuwesteȥ	niuweste	niuwestiu
	genitive	niuwestes	niuwester(e)	niuwestes	niuwester(e)
	dative	niuwestem(e)	niuwester(e)	niuwestem(e)	niuwesten
	accusative	niuwesten	niuweste	niuwesteȥ	niuweste	niuwestiu
weak declension	nominative	dër niuweste	diu niuweste	daȥ niuweste	die niuwesten	diu niuwesten
	genitive	dës niuwesten	dër niuwesten	dës niuwesten	dër niuwesten
	dative	dëm niuwesten	dër niuwesten	dëm niuwesten	dën niuwesten
	accusative	dën niuwesten	die niuwesten	daȥ niuweste	die niuwesten	diu niuwesten

Descendants

• Alemannic German: nüüw, nöi, nüü
  • Alsatian: nèi
  • Swabian: nei
  • Italian 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

Inherited from Old High German niuwī (“newness”), from niuwi (“new”).

Alternative forms

• niwe, nuwe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnyː(ʋ)ə/
• (Alemannic) IPA^(key): /ˈnyːʋi/

Noun

niuwe f

1. (rare) newness

Declension

Declension of niuwe (feminine, ô-stem)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	einiu	diu	niuwe	die	niuwe
genitive	einer	dër	niuwe	dër	niuwen
dative	einer	dër	niuwe	dën	niuwen
accusative	eine	die	niuwe	die	niuwe

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Nüwi, Nöüi
• German: Neue (obsolete)