neahgebur
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô. Cognate to Old Saxon nāhbūr, Dutch nabuur, Old High German nāhgibūr (German Nachbar), Old Norse nábúi (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish nabo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnæːɑxjeˌbuːr/
Noun
nēahġebūr m (nominative plural nēahġebūras)
- neighbour
Declension
Declension of neahgebur (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nēahġebūr | nēahġebūras |
| accusative | nēahġebūr | nēahġebūras |
| genitive | nēahġebūres | nēahġebūra |
| dative | nēahġebūre | nēahġebūrum |
Descendants
- Middle English: neighebor, neighbour, neihebur
- English: neighbour, neighbor
- Scots: neibour, nebour, neebour, nichbour, nechbour, neichbour