Nachbar

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nāchbūre, nāchgebūr, from Old High German nāhgibūr(o), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô (“neighbour”); analyzable as nach +‎ Gebauer (see Bauer) with contraction, thus literally “next-dweller”. 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)

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

Nachbarschaft f
Nachbartisch m
Tischnachbar m

Further reading

Nachbar in Duden online

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