English

news

/njuːz/
New information of interest.

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    Origin

    From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s (plural suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“news”), East Frisian näjs (“news”), West Frisian nijs (“news”), Dutch nieuws (“news”), German Low German Neeis (“new things; news”), though, unlike the English word, those cognates originated as genitives, not as plurals. Sometimes erroneously claimed to be an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Noteworthy Events, Weather, Sports".

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishnewes
    • surface analysisEnglishnew#Noun
    • suffixEnglish-s “Used to form regular plurals of nouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-es “adverbial ending”
        • inheritedOld English-es “-'s”
        • inheritedOld English-as
        • inheritedOld English-es, -as
        • derivedOld English-es “-'s”
      • derivedEnglish-sy “Suffix forming nouns or adjectives, sometimes diminutive and usually informal or jocular.”
        • suffixEnglish-y “Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving…”
      • derivedEnglish-'s “A possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun or noun phrase bearing the marke…”
        • inheritedMiddle English-s

    Related: Saterland Frisian Näis, West Frisian nijs, Dutch nieuws, German Low German Neeis

    Words built on it: the, news-house

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