nahe

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: nahé, nähe, and Nähe

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German nāch, from Old High German nāh. Cognate with Dutch na, English nigh.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːə/
  • (file)

Preposition[edit]

nahe (+ dative or genitive)

  1. near
    Brühl ist eine kleine Stadt nahe Köln.
    Brühl is a small town near Cologne.

Usage notes[edit]

Dative usage is predominant. Genitive usage has been increasing in recent years.[1]

Adjective[edit]

nahe (strong nominative masculine singular naher, comparative näher, superlative am nächsten)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of nah

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

nahe

  1. inflection of nah:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Adverb[edit]

nahe

  1. (dated) Alternative form of nah

Usage notes[edit]

The adverb form is still commonly used in compound verbs: nahestehen, nahekommen, etc.

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Karo Batak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Simalungun Batak nahei.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nahé

  1. foot
  2. leg

References[edit]