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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.
See also Old Saxon nāh, Old Dutch nā (Dutch na), Old High German nāh (German nah), Old Norse ná (Icelandic ná-), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ). Extra-Germanic cognates include Albanian nesër (“tomorrow, in short time”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nēah (comparative nēar, superlative nīehst)
- close, near
Declension
Declension of nēah — Strong
Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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nēah
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nēa
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nēah
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Accusative
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nēane, nēanne
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nēa
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nēah
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Genitive
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nēas
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nēare, nēarre
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nēas
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Dative
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nēam, nēaum
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nēare, nēarre
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nēam, nēaum
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Instrumental
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nēa
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nēare, nēarre
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nēa
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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nēa
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nēa
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nēa
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Accusative
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nēa
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nēa
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nēa
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Genitive
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nēara, nēarra
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nēara, nēarra
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nēara, nēarra
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Dative
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nēam, nēaum
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nēam, nēaum
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nēam, nēaum
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Instrumental
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nēam, nēaum
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nēam, nēaum
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nēam, nēaum
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Declension of nēah — Weak
Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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nēa
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nēa
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nēa
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Accusative
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nēan
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nēan
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nēa
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Genitive
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nēan
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nēan
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nēan
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Dative
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nēan
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nēan
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nēan
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Instrumental
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nēan
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nēan
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nēan
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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nēan
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nēan
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nēan
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Accusative
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nēan
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nēan
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nēan
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Genitive
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nēara, nēarra, nēana
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nēara, nēarra, nēana
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nēara, nēarra, nēana
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Dative
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nēam, nēaum
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nēam, nēaum
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nēam, nēaum
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Instrumental
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nēam, nēaum
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nēam, nēaum
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nēam, nēaum
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Preposition
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- close, near
Adverb
nēah
- close, near
Derived terms
Descendants