nyss
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Probably from dialectal nysse.
Noun[edit]
nyss m (definite singular nyssen, indefinite plural nysser, definite plural nyssene)
- poor cod, a small cod-fish of the species Trisopterus minutus
Synonyms[edit]
- sypike (the most common name)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse njósn, from nýsa (“snoop, scout”).
Noun[edit]
nyss n (definite singular nysset, indefinite plural nyss, definite plural nyssa or nyssene)
- information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere
Etymology 3[edit]
Actually genitive of ny (“new”), from Old Norse nýr, probably from Middle Low German nies.
Adverb[edit]
nyss
- just (moments ago)
- just (before)
References[edit]
- “nyss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nyss
Further reading[edit]
- “nyss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ny (“new”) + -s (“adverbial suffix”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nyss (not comparable)
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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