/²nɛsːta/
OriginFrom Old Norse næstr, a superlative of ná (“near”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”).
- next; following in a sequence
- next; nearest date, time, space, or order
- common-genderneighbour
“Du skall älska din nästa som dig själv.” — You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Mark 12:31)
“Du skall icke hava begärelse till din nästas hustru” — thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife (Exodus 20:17)
- to stitch (together), to sew (quickly and loosely)
Formsnäſta(alternative) · nästa(indefinite, nominative, singular) · nästas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · nästan(definite, nominative, singular) · nästans(definite, genitive, singular) · -(indefinite, nominative, plural) · -(genitive, indefinite, plural) · -(definite, nominative, plural) · -(definite, genitive, plural) · nästar(present) · näster(present) · nästade(preterite) · näste(preterite) · nästat(supine) · näst(supine) · nästa(imperative) · näst(imperative) · nästa(active, infinitive) · nästas(infinitive, passive) · nästat(active, supine)