nigh
Bedeutung (English)
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- Near, close by, almost, all but.
- Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
Synonyms
close at hand
close on
Frequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/naɪ/
Etymology (English)
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.
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