beinahe
Meaning
almost; nearly
Concepts
Synonyms
auf Kante genäht
haarscharf
ums Haar
mit Mühe
sehr eng
sehr genau
an die
so ziemlich
soeben noch
fünf vor zwölf
5 vor 12
allerhöchste Eisenbahn
mit knapper Not
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
binoochem
Basel-Landschaft
fascht
Basel-Landschaft
faschtgaar
Basel-Landschaft
halber
Basel-Landschaft
halb und halb
Basel-Landschaft
noochzue
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baɪ̯ˈnaːə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German bīnāhe, bīnāch. Analysable as bei (“by, near”) + nah (“near, close”). Compare Dutch bijna.
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