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Meaning of ny- | Babel Free

Phrase

Definitions

  1. Denotes the modern, currently-spoken form of a periodized language.; modern, new
    morpheme
  2. Denotes the last part of some period.
    morpheme
  3. Denotes a revived or continued form of a movement.; neo-
    morpheme
  4. newly
    morpheme

Examples

“nygresk (“Modern Greek”), nynorsk (“Modern Norwegian”)”
“nynazisme (“neo-Nazism”), nyklassisisme (“Neoclassicism”)”
“vaska (“washed”) → nyvaska (“just washed, newly washed”)”

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