nest

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛst/ Rhymes: -ɛst === Etymology 1 === From Middle English nest, nist, nyst, from Old English nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”), literally "where [the bird] sits down", a compound of *ni (“down”) (whence also English nether) + the zero-grade of the root *sed- (“to sit”) (whence also English sit). ==== Noun ==== nest (plural nests) A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young. A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation. A retreat, or place of habitual resort. A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den. A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian. (card games) A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand. (military) A fortified position for a weapon. (computing) A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls. 1993 August, Bwolen Yang et al., "Do&Merge: Integrating Parallel Loops and Reductions", in Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing (workshop proceedings), Springer (1994), →ISBN, page 178: Our analysis to this point has assumed that in a loop nest, we are only parallelizing a single loop. A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods. (geology) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock. A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger. A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively. (vulgar, slang, now US) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself. Synonyms: beav, beaver ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:nest. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== nestling ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English nesten, nisten, from Old English nistan, nistian, from Proto-West Germanic *nistijan (“to nest, build a nest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian näästje (“to nest”), Dutch nesten (“to nest”), German Low German nüsten (“to nest”), German nisten (“to nest”). ==== Verb ==== nest (third-person singular simple present nests, present participle nesting, simple past and past participle nested) (intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest. (intransitive) To settle into a home. (intransitive) To successively neatly fit inside another. (transitive) To place in, or as if in, a nest. (transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on). (intransitive) To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting"). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === See also === nest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Nest in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === NETs, Sten, tens, TENS, nets, sent., ENTs, Ents, ents, snet, sent == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch nest, from Old Dutch nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą. Cognate with English, German Nest etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛst/ Hyphenation: nest Rhymes: -ɛst === Noun === nest n (plural nesten, diminutive nestje n) a nest (place to hatch young, especially bird structure) Het vogeltje bouwt zijn nest in het riet. ― The little bird builds its nest among the reeds. (colloquial) a nest (residence; retreat; hideout; home) Hij groeide op in een rood nest. ― He grew up in a left-wing household. (colloquial) one's bed Kom uit je nest, ’t is hoogste tijd! ― Get out of bed, it’s high time! (derogatory) a nasty, ill-behaving or pretentious child; a brat Wat een verwend nest! ― What a spoiled, pretentious brat! ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: nes Negerhollands: nest, nes → Papiamentu: nèshi, nèishi, nesji == Elfdalian == === Etymology === From Old Norse næstr, cognate with Swedish näst, English next. === Preposition === nest by, near == Latgalian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *neśtei. Cognates include Latvian nest and Lithuanian nešti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnʲæsʲtʲ] Hyphenation: nest === Verb === nest (reflexive nestīs) (transitive) to carry ==== Conjugation ==== === References === M. Bukšs; J. Placinskis (1973), Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 167 Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 44 == Latvian == === Etymology === Cognate with Lithuanian nèšti (“to carry, bring”), see there for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnɛst] === Verb === nest (transitive, 1st conjugation, present nesu, nes, nes, past nesu) (transitive) to carry (transitive) to bring ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === neste, nist, nyst, neest === Etymology === From Old English nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛst/, /nist/ === Noun === nest (plural nestes) nest ==== Descendants ==== English: nest Scots: nest Yola: naesth ==== References ==== “nest, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle High German == === Alternative forms === neste, nist, niste === Etymology === From Old High German nest, from Proto-Germanic *nistą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛs̠t/ === Noun === nest n (genitive singular nestes, plural nest or nester) nest ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Adverbial form of neste === Adverb === nest next, second nest største - second largest ==== Derived terms ==== nestleder === References === “nest” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Adverbial form of neste === Adverb === nest next, second nest eldst - second oldest === References === “nest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо (gnězdo, “nest”), Old Irish net (“nest”), Latin nīdus (“nest”), Sanskrit नीड (nīḍa, “nest”), Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”), Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting; seat; property”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /nest/ ==== Noun ==== nest n nest ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Related terms ===== nestlian nistan ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: nest, neste, nist, nyst, neestEnglish: nestScots: nestYola: naesth === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /neːst/ ==== Adjective ==== nest (Anglian) alternative form of nīehst == Welsh == === Alternative forms === gnest gwnest === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /nɛsd/, [nɛst] (South Wales) IPA(key): /neːsd/, [neːst], /nɛsd/, [nɛst] Rhymes: -ɛsd === Verb === nest (not mutable) second-person singular preterite colloquial of gwneud