נאָענט

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • נאָנט (nont)

Etymology

From the Old High German nāhunt (nearby [adverb]), derived from nāh (near, close). Compare German nahend, nahent, nahet, generally considered dated, but still used in Bavaria and Austria. [1]

Adjective

נאָענט • (noent)

  1. close, nearby (at a little distance)
    Antonym: ווײַט (vayt)

Usage notes

  • Variants of comparative forms include נענטער (nenter), נאָענטער (noenter) and נעענטער (neenter), while superlative forms include נענטסט (nentst), נאָענטסט (noentst) and נעענטסט (neentst).

Declension

Declension of נאָענט
predicative נאָענט
noent
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative נאָענטער
noenter
נאָענט
noent
נאָענטע
noente
נאָענטס
noents
נאָענטע
noente
נאָענטע
noente
accusative נאָענטן
noentn
dative נאָענטן
noentn
נאָענטער
noenter

Derived terms

Noun

נאָענט • (noentf

  1. vicinity, nearness
    Synonym: נאָענטקייט (noentkeyt)

References

Further reading

  • Map of dialectal variants for "nearby" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “נאָענט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].