nahe

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See also: nahé, nähe, and Nähe

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːə/
  • (file)

Preposition

nahe (+ dative or genitive)

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

Usage notes

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

Adjective

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

  1. (dated) Alternative form of nah

Declension

Adjective

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

nahe

  1. (dated) Alternative form of nah

Usage notes

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

References

Further reading

Karo Batak

Etymology

Cognate with Simalungun Batak nahei.

Pronunciation

Noun

nahé

  1. foot
  2. leg

References