nij
A not uncommon toponymic element, where it is generally to be regarded as aborrowing fromDutch Low Saxon orWest Frisian; otherwise rarely encountered in Dutch.
nij (comparativenijer,superlativenijst)
| Declension ofnij | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | nij | |||
| inflected | nije | |||
| comparative | nijer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | nij | nijer | hetnijst hetnijste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | nije | nijere | nijste |
| n. sing. | nij | nijer | nijste | |
| plural | nije | nijere | nijste | |
| definite | nije | nijere | nijste | |
| partitive | nijs | nijers | — | |
FromMiddle Low Germannîe,nü̂we, fromOld Saxonniuwi. Related toWest Frisiannij,Dutchnieuw,Germanneu,Englishnew,Swedishny.
nij(Gronings)
FromOld Frisiannī,nīe, fromProto-West Germanic*niwi.
nij
| Inflection ofnij | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | nij | |||
| inflected | nije | |||
| comparative | nijer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | nij | nijer | itnijst itnijste | |
| indefinite | c. sing. | nije | nijere | nijste |
| n. sing. | nij | nijer | nijste | |
| plural | nije | nijere | nijste | |
| definite | nije | nijere | nijste | |
| partitive | nijs | nijers | — | |
FromProto-Tai*ʰniːꟲ(“debt”). Cognate withThaiหนี้(nîi),Northern Thaiᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ᩶,Laoໜີ້(nī),Lüᦐᦲᧉ(ṅii²),Shanၼီႈ(nīi),Tai Nüaᥘᥤᥲ(lì),Phakeꩫီ(nī),Ahom𑜃𑜣(nī),Nong Zhuangnij,Zuojiang Zhuangnij.