nåch
Bavarian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh with preservation of word-final -h as -ch; thus pertaining to modern nåh (“near”) (from Old High German inflected nāh-), from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Cognates include German nach, Dutch na and English nigh.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editnåch
- after, past (later in time)
- Viertl nåch sechse ― a quarter past six
- nåch oaner Wochn ― after a week
- after, behind (in sequence)
- B kummt nåch A. ― B comes after A.
- to, towards (with geographical names)
- Synonym: auf
- Im Summer foahr ma nåch Italien. ― In the summer we go to Italy.
- according to; guided by
- A jeder richt si's Haus nåch am eignan Gschmåckn ei. ― Everybody furnishes their home according to their own taste.
- (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
- Då riachts nåch Knofe. ― It smells like garlic here.
- for (indicating desire for an object)
- nåch wås greifn / glanga ― to reach for something
- nåch wås strebn ― to strive for/after something
- nåch wås suacha ― to search for something
Adverb
editnåch
- (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
- Des hoi ma spader nåch. ― We'll make up for that later.
- Schaugst eh nåch eam, gö? ― You are looking after him, right?.
Derived terms
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- Bavarian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms inherited from Old High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Old High German
- Bavarian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- Bavarian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Bavarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bavarian lemmas
- Bavarian prepositions
- Bavarian terms with usage examples
- Bavarian adverbs