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.

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

• נאָענטקייט (noentkeyt)
• נאָענטשאַפֿט (noentshaft)

Related terms

• נענען (nenen), דערנענטערן (dernentern, “to approach”)

Noun

נאָענט • (noent) f

1. vicinity, nearness

   Synonym: נאָענטקייט (noentkeyt)

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].