nær
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse nær, comparative form of ná (“near”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nær (neuter nært, plural and definite singular attributive nære, comparative nærmere, superlative (predicative) nærmest, superlative (attributive) nærmeste)
Usage notes
In the sense close, as to family and friends, comparative can be nærere and superlative can be nærest (definite and plural næreste).
Adverb
nær (comparative nærmere, superlative nærmest)
Preposition
nær (comparative nærmere, superlative nærmest)
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hvénær; cognate with Danish hvornår.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nær
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse nær, comparative form of ná (“near”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aiːr
Adverb
nær
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse nær, comparative form of ná (“near”).
Adjective
nær (neuter singular nært, definite singular and plural nære, comparative nærere or nærmere, indefinite superlative nærest or nærmest, definite superlative næreste or nærmeste)
Adverb
nær (comparative nærere or nærmere, superlative nærest or nærmest)
Derived terms
References
- “nær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse nær, comparative of ná-.
Adjective
nær (masculine and feminine nær, neuter nært, definite singular and plural nære, comparative nærare/nærmare, indefinite superlative nærast/nærmast, definite superlative næraste/nærmaste)
Derived terms
Adverb
nær (comparative nærare or nærmare, superlative nærast or nærmast)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
nær
- imperative of næra
References
- “nær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- nærr (adverb)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz, comparative of *nēhw. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
Adjective
nær
Adverb
nær (comparative nær, superlative næztr)
- (comparative degree) near
- (comparative degree) towards
- (comparative degree) nearly
- (comparative degree) in accordance with, in conformity to
- (comparative degree) near the truth
- (superlative degree) nearest, next
- (superlative degree) last
- (superlative degree) nearest the truth
Inflection
This word is one of a little handful of adverbs with defective inflection, where it only exists in the comparative and superlative forms.
Related terms
Descendants
- Icelandic: nær
- Faroese: nær
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nær, nærre
- Norwegian Bokmål: nær
- Elfdalian: nęr
- Old Swedish: nær
- Danish: nær
Preposition
nær
References
- nær in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- næst in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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