Nochber

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Cognate to German Nachbar.

Noun

Nochber (plural Nochbere)

  1. neighbor
    • 1907, Meik Fuchs, Charlie Green's Expirienz mit eme Skunk (Western German-American Dialect), in The Pennsylvania-German: A Popular Magazine, page 185:
      Mei Nochber, der Greeley, is an der Fenz gestanne un hot mer zugeguckt.
      My neighbour, Greeley, stood at the fence watching me.
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