naar

See also näär

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *nār, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz. Originally the comparative of na. Compare also English: near, Swedish: när and Danish and Norwegian når

Preposition

naar

  1. to, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose etc.
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch naer, nare (tight, sad), from Old Dutch *naro (narrow), from Proto-Germanic *narwaz (narrow, tight, constricted). Cognate with Old Saxon naro, Old English nearu. More at narrow.

Adjective

naar (comparative naarder, superlative naarst)

  1. nasty, scary
  2. unpleasant, sickening
Declension
Derived terms
  • naarling
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