neist
English
Etymology
From Middle English nest, neste, from Old English nēst, nēist, variants of Old English nīehst (“nearest, next”). More at next.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niːst/
Adverb
neist (not comparable)
- (UK, dialect) Alternative form of next
- 1785, Robert Burns, The Bonniest Lass:
- The bonniest lass that ye meet neist,
Gie her a kiss an' a' that
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nˈei̯st/
Usage notes
- Used unstressed in a sentence. When the pronoun is stressed, nendest (adessive of nemad) is used.
Latgalian
Etymology
Cognates include Latvian nīst and Lithuanian niedėti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲæ̂i̯sʲtʲ]
- Hyphenation: neist
Conjugation
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
References
- M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 379
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