nieuw
new
/ˈniwə/adjective
Word forms
- inflected: nieuwe (new)
- comparative: nieuwer (newer)
- superlative: nieuwst (newest)
- partitive: nieuws (something new / news)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The combination -ieuw represents the diphthong /iu/ (or /iyw/), where the 'e' is silent in pronunciation.
kieuwgillbenieuwdcuriousopnieuwagain / anew
In connected speech
In the inflected form 'nieuwe', the 'w' acts as a bilabial glide [ʋ] or [w] linking to the final schwa, which is often elided before a word starting with a vowel (e.g., 'nieuwe auto' sounds like [ˈniʋ ˈɔutoː]).
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-11 · 28Xing heeft speciaal een nieuwe jurk gekocht.Xing bought a new dress specially.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #90
Marked known.