nader

See also: Nader, nåder, näder, ňader, and nadir

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːdər/

Etymology 1

From Dutch nader, comparative of dated na.

Adjective

nader

1. comparative degree of naby: nearer, closer

Etymology 2

From Dutch naderen, derived from etymology 1 above.

Verb

nader (present nader, present participle naderende, past participle genader)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to approach, to come near

Cornish

Nader europek (Vipera berus)

Etymology

From Old Cornish nader, Proto-Celtic *natrixs. Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic nathair, and Welsh neidr.

Noun

nader f (plural nadres)

1. adder

Derived terms

• boos nader (“great stitchwort”)
• nader margh (“dragonfly”)
• nader moren (“damselfly”)
• nader vor (“fifteen spined stickleback”)
• taves an nader (“adder's tongue fern”)
• taves ojyon nader kowrek (“giant viper's bugloss, tree echium”)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnadɛr]

Verb

nader

1. second-person singular imperative of nadrat

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.dər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: na‧der
• Rhymes: -aːdər

Etymology 1

An old comparative of na, from which also naar originates. Compare also English near.

Adjective

nader (not comparable)

1. closer, more nearby

   tot nader order ― until further notice

2. more precise

   Een nadere inspectie is vereist. ― A closer inspection is required.

Declension

Declension of nader
uninflected	nader
inflected	nadere
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		nader
indefinite	m./f. sing.	nadere
	n. sing.	nader
	plural	nadere
definite		nadere
partitive		naders

Adverb

nader

1. closer, near

   De nacht komt nader. ― The night draws closer.

2. more precisely

   Dat moet nader worden bestudeerd. ― That must be studied in more detail.

Derived terms

• n.t.b.
• naderen

Descendants

• Negerhollands: nader

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nader

1. inflection of naderen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• ander, André, Arend, arend, raden

Emilian

Alternative forms

• anâdra f (Bologna)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *anatria, from Latin anatem. Compare Italian anatra, Romagnol anàdra and others.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːder/

Noun

nader m (plural nader)

1. duck

Polish

Alternative forms

• nadder, nadert (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Univerbation of na +‎ Old Czech drt, whence Czech drť.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.dɛr/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈna.dɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -adɛr
• Syllabification: na‧der

Adverb

nader (not comparable)

1. (literary) exceedingly, extremely, vastly

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bardzo

Further reading

• “nader”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “nader”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “nader”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “nadert”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “nader”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna