Nachbar

Meaning

neighbour

Concepts

neighbour

neighbor

fellowman

near dweller

neighborhood

neighbourhood

fellow citizen

comrade

abutter

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaxbaːr/

Etymology

From Middle High German nāchgebūr(e), from Old High German nāhgibūr(o), from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô (“neighbour”). Equivalent to nah, nach (“near, next, after”) + Bauer (“dweller, farmer”). The first component underwent pre-cluster shortening, the second was monophthongized from Early Modern German Baur (and then possibly associated with the unrelated suffix -bar).

Sentences

Ihre einzige Bezugsperson ist ihr homosexueller Nachbar Tim .

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