naer

See also: nåer, nær, and när

Breton

Etymology

From Old Breton natr, from Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Welsh neidr, Irish nathair), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂, from *snéh₁ (to spin, twist). Compare Breton nezañ (to spin yarn). Related to neudenn (thread), nodoez (needle) .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɛr/, /ˈnɛːr/

Noun

naer f (plural naered or naeron)

  1. snake

Synonyms

Dutch

Preposition

naer

  1. Obsolete form of naar.

Adjective

naer (comparative naerder, superlative naerst)

  1. Obsolete form of naar.

Estonian

Etymology

From naerma. Related to Finnish nauru, Ingrian nagro, Karelian nagro, Veps nagr and Votic nagru. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

naer (genitive naeru, partitive naeru)

  1. a laugh
  2. laughter

Declension

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