næste
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Danish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
The adjective used as a noun, to represent the Latin proximus (“the next”). An injunction to "love one's next [person]" is stated in Leviticus 19:18, and reaffirmed by Jesus in e.g. Mark 12:31.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
næste c (singular definite næsten, not used in plural form)
Synonyms[edit]
- medmenneske (secular)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse næstr, a superlative of ná (“near”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”) (compare English next).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
næste
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of næste | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | næste | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | næste | — | —2 |
Plural | næste | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | næste | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (the following): følgende
References[edit]
- “næste,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
næste (imperative næst, infinitive at næste, present tense næster, past tense næstede, perfect tense er/har næstet)
- tack (to sew together)
References[edit]
- “næste,2” in Den Danske Ordbog