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næstur - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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næstur. superlative degree of nærri

  1. nearest, closest
    Hetland er ikki okkara næsti granni. ― Shetland isn't our closest neighbour.
    Mánin er næsti granni okkara í rúmdini. ― The Moon is our nearest neighbour in space.
  2. next
    næsta fríggjadag ― next Friday
    næsta fríggjakvøld ― next Friday night
    næsta summar ― next summer
    næsta ár ― next year
    í næsta mánaði ― next month
    í næstu viku ― next week

From Old Norse næstur, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwistaz, superlative of *nēhwaz, from Pre-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).

næstur (superlative only)

  1. nearest, closest
  2. next

    Afsakið, en ég er næstur í röðinni.

    Excuse me, but I'm next in line.