næste

== Danish == === Etymology 1 === The adjective used as a noun, to represent the Latin proximus (“the next”). An injunction to "love one's next [person]" is stated in Leviticus 19:18, and reaffirmed by Jesus in e.g. Mark 12:31. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /nɛstə/, [ˈnɛsd̥ə] ==== Noun ==== næste c (singular definite næsten, not used in plural form) (Christianity) neighbour ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== medmenneske (secular) ===== Derived terms ===== næstekærlighed === Etymology 2 === From Old Danish næstæ, from Old Norse næstr, a superlative of ná (“near”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”) (compare English next). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /nɛstə/, [ˈnɛsd̥ə] ==== Adjective ==== næste (uninflectable) next the following ===== Synonyms ===== (the following): følgende ==== References ==== “næste,3” in Den Danske Ordbog === Etymology 3 === From Old Norse nesta, nista. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /nɛstə/, [ˈnɛsd̥ə] ==== Verb ==== næste (imperative næst, infinitive at næste, present tense næster, past tense næstede, perfect tense næstet) tack (to sew together) ===== Conjugation ===== ==== See also ==== ri ==== References ==== “næste,2” in Den Danske Ordbog