Noper

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German nāchbūre, syncopic form of nāchgebūre, from Old High German nāhgibūro, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô. Cognate with German Nachbar, Dutch nabuur, English neighbour. The devoicing of the labial was likely caused by the preceding voiceless -ch- in Middle High German. Alternatively it may be simply because postvocalic -b- is very rare in Luxembourgish.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːper/, [ˈnoː.pɐ]

Noun[edit]

Noper m (plural Noperen, feminine Nopesch)

  1. neighbour