nigh
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
nigh (comparative nigher, superlative nighest)
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Positive |
[edit] Usage notes
Nigh is an older form of near. Near was originally the comparative form of nigh; the superlative form was next. Nigh is used today mostly in archaic, poetic, or regional contexts.
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[edit] Translations
near, close by
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[edit] Verb
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Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to nigh (third-person singular simple present nighs, present participle nighing, simple past and past participle nighed)
[edit] Quotations
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[edit] Translations
to approach
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[edit] Adverb
nigh (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
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[edit] Translations
[edit] Preposition
nigh
[edit] Irish
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [nʲiː] or [nʲɪɟ]
[edit] Verb
nigh
- to wash
[edit] Conjugation
First Conjugation (C)
| singular | plural | autonomous | |||||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | ním | níonn tú; nír† |
níonn sé, sí | nímid | níonn sibh | níonn siad; níd† |
nitear | |
| past | nigh mé; níos† |
nigh tú; nís† |
nigh sé, sí | níomar | nigh sibh; níobhar† |
nigh siad; níodar† |
níodh | ||
| future | nífidh mé; nífead† |
nífidh tú; nífir† |
nífidh sé, sí | nífimid; nífeam† |
nífidh sibh | nífidh siad; nífid† |
nífear | ||
| past habitual | nínn | niteá | níodh sé, sí | nimis | níodh sibh | nidís | nití | ||
| imperative | ním | nigh | níodh sé, sí | nímis | nígí | nídís | nitear | ||
| conditional | nífinn | nífeá | nífeadh sé, sí | nífimis | nífeadh sibh | nífidís | nífí | ||
| subjunctive | present | ní mé; níod† |
ní tú; nír† |
ní sé, sí | nímid | ní sibh | ní siad; níd† |
nitear | |
| past | nínn | niteá | níodh sé, sí | nímis | níodh sibh | nídís | nití | ||
| verbal noun | ní | ||||||||
| past participle | nite | ||||||||
† Dialect form
[edit] Scottish Gaelic
[edit] Verb
nigh
[edit] Participles
| Tense \ Voice | Active | Passive |
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| Present | a' nighe | -- |
| Past | nigh | nigheadh |
| Future | nighidh | nighear |
| Conditional | nigheadh | nighteadh |