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German
Etymology
See nächster. Compare the Dutch preposition naast (“next to”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛːçst/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /neːçst/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: nächst
Preposition
nächst
- (formal) besides, in addition to
Further reading
- “nächst” in Duden online
- “nächst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache