næstur

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -astʊɹ

Adjective

næstur

  1. superlative degree of nærri
    1. 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.
  2. 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

Antonyms

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 only)

  1. nearest, closest
  2. next
    Afsakið, en ég er næstur í röðinni.
    Excuse me, but I'm next in line.

Declension

Superlative forms of næstur (superlative-only)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative næstur næst næst
accusative næstan næsta
dative næstum næstri næstu
genitive næsts næstrar næsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative næstir næstar næst
accusative næsta
dative næstum
genitive næstra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative næsti næsta næsta
acc/dat/gen næsta næstu
plural (all-case) næstu

Derived terms

See also

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