næstur
Faroese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -astʊɹ
Adjective
næstur. superlative degree of nærri
- nearest, closest
- Hetland er ikki okkara næsti granni. ― Shetland isn't our closest neighbour.
- Mánin er næsti granni okkara í rúmdini. ― The Moon is our nearest neighbour in space.
- next
- næsta fríggjadag ― next Friday
- næsta fríggjakvøld ― next Friday night
- næsta summar ― next summer
- næsta ár ― next year
- í næsta mánaði ― next month
- í næstu viku ― next week
Synonyms
- nærmastur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse næstur, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwistaz, superlative of *nēhwaz, from Pre-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaistʏr/
- Rhymes: -aistʏr
Adjective
næstur (superlative)
Inflection
strong declension
weak declension
Derived terms
- á næstu grösum
- hver er sjálfum sér næstur
- vera næsti bær við
See also
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