Nachbar

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nāchbūre, nāchgebūr, from Old High German nāhgibūr(o), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô (“neighbour”). Compare Middle Dutch naghebuur (modern Dutch buur, nabuur), Old Saxon nāhbūr, Old English nēahgebūr (modern English neighbour).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaxbaː(ɐ̯)/
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Noun

Nachbar m (genitive Nachbarn or Nachbars, plural Nachbarn, feminine Nachbarin)

  1. neighbour

Usage notes
  • The word can be declined according to the weak or mixed group. Both ways are standard, but weak declension is more common in formal usage, mixed declension in colloquial usage.

Declension
Weak
Declension of Nachbar
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nachbar die Nachbarn
genitive eines des Nachbarn der Nachbarn
dative einem dem Nachbarn den Nachbarn
accusative einen den Nachbarn die Nachbarn
Mixed
Declension of Nachbar
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nachbar die Nachbarn
genitive eines des Nachbars der Nachbarn
dative einem dem Nachbar den Nachbarn
accusative einen den Nachbar die Nachbarn

Derived terms

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