新し

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あたら
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Shift in meaning from classical adjective 可惜し (atarashi, precious, regrettable).

By metathesis both meanings of 可惜し (atarashi) and 新たし (aratashi, new, novel) were compounded into this atarashi around the developmental stages of Middle Japanese, while aratashi fell out of use. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Adjective

新し (hiragana あたらし, rōmaji atarashi)

  1. (archaic) new, novel
  2. (archaic) latest, recent
  3. (archaic) modern
  4. (archaic) fresh
Conjugation
Derived terms
Proverbs
  •  (くつ) (あたら)しといえども (かんむり)となさず (kutsu atarashi to iedomo kanmuri to nasazu)
  •  (くつ) (あたら)しと (いえど) (くび) (くわ)えず (kutsu atarashi to iedomo kubi ni kuwaezu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
あら(た)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese.

Derived from adjectival noun 新た (arata, new) + (-shi, adjectival suffix).

By metathesis this aratashi and 可惜し (atarashi, precious, regrettable) merged into atarashi above around the developmental stages of Middle Japanese. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Adjective

新し (hiragana あらたし, rōmaji aratashi)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of 新たし (aratashi): new, novel
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
にい
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese.

Derived from root (nii, fresh, new, original) + (-shi, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

新し (hiragana にいし, rōmaji niishi, historical hiragana にひし)

  1. (obsolete) Same as あたらし (atarashi) above
Conjugation

Antonyms

  •  (ふる) (furushi, old, archaic)
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