nebn
Bavarian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German nēben, enēben, from Old High German neban, contraction of in eban, from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ém-no- (“equal, straight; flat, level, even”).
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editnebn (contraction with dem nebnam, contraction with den nebnan, contraction with des nebnas)
- next to, by
- Der Hund legt si nebnan Tisch. ― The dog lies down next to the table.
- Der Hund liegt nebnam Tisch. ― The dog is lying next to the table.
- beside, besides, aside from, in addition, alongside
- Es Soiz steht im Kastl nebn de Gwiaz. ― The salt is in the cupboard beside the herbs.
- Nebn Finnisch werd in Finnlånd ah Schwedisch gredt. ― In addition to Finnish, Swedish is also spoken in Finland.
Usage notes
editNeben is used with the accusative case with dynamic verbs, and with the dative case with static verbs. However, many speakers do not differentiate between the cases.
Derived terms
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- Bavarian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms inherited from Old High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Old High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Bavarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bavarian lemmas
- Bavarian prepositions
- Bavarian terms with usage examples