nyss

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Probably from dialectal nysse.

Noun

nyss m (definite singular nyssen, indefinite plural nysser, definite plural nyssene)

1. poor cod, a small cod-fish of the species Trisopterus minutus

Synonyms

• sypike (the most common name)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse njósn, from nýsa (“snoop, scout”).

Noun

nyss n (definite singular nysset, indefinite plural nyss, definite plural nyssa or nyssene)

1. information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere

Etymology 3

Actually genitive of ny (“new”), from Old Norse nýr, probably from Middle Low German nies.

Adverb

nyss

1. just (moments ago)
2. just (before)

References

• “nyss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• nyst

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʏsː/

Adverb

nyss

1. recently

Further reading

• “nyss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From ny (“new”) +‎ -s (“adverbial suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʏs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ʏs

Adverb

nyss (not comparable)

1. just, quite recently (moments ago)

References

• nyss in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams

• syns