nader

See also: Nader, nåder, ňader, and nadir

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch naderen, from Middle Dutch naderen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑː.dər/

Verb

nader (present nader, present participle naderende, past participle genader)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to approach, to come near

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnadɛr]

Verb

nader

  1. second-person singular imperative of nadrat

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaː.dər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: na‧der
  • Rhymes: -aːdər

Etymology 1

An old comparative of na, from which also naar originates. Compare also English near.

Adjective

nader (not comparable)

  1. closer, more nearby
  2. more precise
    Dat moet nader worden bestudeerd.
    That must be studied in more detail.
Inflection
Inflection of nader
uninflected nader
inflected nadere
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial nader
indefinite m./f. sing. nadere
n. sing. nader
plural nadere
definite nadere
partitive naders
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: nader

Adverb

nader

  1. closer, near
    De nacht komt nader.
    The night draws closer.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nader

  1. inflection of naderen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Emilian

Alternative forms

Noun

nader m

  1. duck

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish nadder, nadert, from Old Czech nad drt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.dɛr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -adɛr
  • Syllabification: na‧der

Adverb

nader (not comparable)

  1. (literary) exceedingly, extremely, vastly
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bardzo

Further reading

  • nader in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nader in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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