See also: nahé, nähe, and Nähe

German edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːə/
  • (file)

Preposition edit

nahe (+ dative or genitive)

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

Usage notes edit

Dative usage is predominant. Genitive usage has been increasing in recent years.[1]

Adjective edit

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

  1. (dated) Alternative form of nah

Declension edit

Adjective edit

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 edit

nahe

  1. (dated) Alternative form of nah

Usage notes edit

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

References edit

Further reading edit

Karo Batak edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Simalungun Batak nahei.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nahé

  1. foot
  2. leg

References edit