nigh

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (archaic, poetic) Near, close by.
2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.

Verb

to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

Adv

Almost, nearly.

Prep

near; close to

Sinonieme

near

nearly

close

almost

about

well-nigh

nearby

most

virtually

practically

close to

close together

familiar

hot

🥵

intimate

just

just about

left

left-hand

narrow

parochial

pretty much

proximal

proximate

strait

thereabout

thereabouts

vicinal

close at hand

close on

anigh

well nigh

adjacent

approximate

around

as good as

at hand

beside

boon

by

closely

Vertalings

proche

près

perto

cercano

nabij

κοντά

vicino

nahe

próximo

yakın

dichtbij

nah bei

naderbij

naast

accanto

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/naɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: neygh

Geërf van Old English: nēah

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: nai

Verwante met Fries: nei

Verwante met Nederlands: na

Verwante met Luxemburgs: no

Verwante met Duits: nah

In summary

From Middle English neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ, from Old English nēah, nēh, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian nai (“near”), West Frisian nei (“near, close by”), Dutch na (“close, near”), Luxembourgish no (“nearby, near, close”), German nah (“close, near, nearby”). See also near.