nåch

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh with preservation of word-final -h as -ch; thus pertaining to modern nåh (near) (from Old High German inflected nāh-), from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Cognates include German nach, Dutch na and English nigh.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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nåch

  1. after, past (later in time)
    Viertl nåch sechsea quarter past six
    nåch oaner Wochnafter a week
  2. after, behind (in sequence)
    B kummt nåch A.B comes after A.
  3. to, towards (with geographical names)
    Synonym: auf
    Im Summer foahr ma nåch Italien.In the summer we go to Italy.
  4. according to; guided by
    A jeder richt si's Haus nåch am eignan Gschmåckn ei.Everybody furnishes their home according to their own taste.
  5. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
    Då riachts nåch Knofe.It smells like garlic here.
  6. for (indicating desire for an object)
    nåch wås greifn / glangato reach for something
    nåch wås strebnto strive for/after something
    nåch wås suachato search for something

Adverb

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nåch

  1. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
    Des hoi ma spader nåch.We'll make up for that later.
    Schaugst eh nåch eam, gö?You are looking after him, right?.

Derived terms

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