næste

See also: näste

Danish

Etymology 1

The adjective used as a noun, to represent the Latin proximus (“the next”). An injunction to "love one's next [person]" is stated in Leviticus 19:18, and reaffirmed by Jesus in e.g. Mark 12:31.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛstə/, [ˈnɛsd̥ə]

Noun

næste c (singular definite næsten, not used in plural form)

  1. (Christianity) neighbour
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse næstr, a superlative of ná (“near”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”) (compare English next).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛstə/, [ˈnɛsd̥ə]

Adjective

næste

  1. next
  2. the following
Inflection
Inflection of næste
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular næste — —2
Indefinite neuter singular næste — —2
Plural næste — —2
Definite attributive1 næste — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Etymology 3

From Old Norse nesta, nista.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛstə/, [ˈnɛsd̥ə]

Verb

næste (imperative næst, infinitive at næste, present tense næster, past tense næstede, perfect tense er/har næstet)

  1. tack (to sew together)

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