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Middle English
- nexste, nextie, nekste, necst, nehst, neghst, nexit, nekist, nex
- nixte, neste, nist (Southern)
Etymology
From Old English nīehst, from Proto-West Germanic **nāhwist(ō), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛkst(ə)/, /ˈnikst(ə)/
- (from Old English nēst) IPA(key): /ˈneːst(ə)/, /ˈnɛst(ə)/, /ˈnist(ə)/
Adjective
nexte
- next
Adverb
nexte
- next
Preposition
nexte
- next
Noun
nexte (plural nextes)
- next one
Descendants
References
- “next(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “next(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “next(e, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “nexte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.