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nigh ingh ngih gnih ignh ginh nihg inhg nhig hnig ihng hing nghi gnhi nhgi hngi ghni hgni ighn gihn ihgn hign ghin hgin

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Definitions and meaning of nigh

nigh

Etymology

From Middle English neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ, from Old English nēah, nēh, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.

Cognate with Saterland Frisian nai (“near”), West Frisian nei (“near, close by”), Dutch na (“close, near”), Luxembourgish no (“nearby, near, close”), German nah (“close, near, nearby”). See also near.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

Adjective

nigh (comparative nigher or more nigh, superlative nighest or most nigh)

1. (archaic, poetic) near, close by
   • a. 1831, Ludovico Ariosto, William Stewart Rose (translator), Orlando Furioso, 2006, Echo Library, page 185,

     He at his head took aim who stood most nigh;
2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.

Usage notes

• Near was originally the comparative form of nigh; the superlative form was next. Nigh is used today mostly in archaic, poetic, or regional contexts.

Synonyms

• (near): close, near; see also Thesaurus:near

Derived terms

• nighen
• nigh-hand
• nigh on
• nighness

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Translations

Verb

nigh (third-person singular simple present nighs, present participle nighing, simple past and past participle nighed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:nigh.

Alternative forms

• ny (obsolete)

Translations

Adverb

nigh (not comparable)

1. Almost, nearly.

Usage notes

• Nigh is sometimes used as a combining form.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:nigh.

Derived terms

Translations

Preposition

nigh

1. near; close to
   • 1661-5, Thomas Salusbury (translator), Galileo Galilei, Dialogue concerning the Two Chief World Systems, 1632

     When the Moon is horned […] is it not ever nigh the Sun?

Translations

Anagrams

• Hing, hing, inHg

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish nigid (“he washes”)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) /nʲɪɟ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): (imperative) /n̠ʲiː/, (analytic past indicative) /nʲiː/

Verb

nigh (present analytic níonn, future analytic nífidh, verbal noun ní, past participle nite)

1. (transitive, intransitive) wash

Conjugation

Related terms

• níochán m (“(act of) washing; wash, laundry; clothes washed or to be washed”)
• na soithí a ní (“do the dishes”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲiː/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish nigid (“he washes”). Compare English nixie (“water sprite”), Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō)).

Verb

nigh (past nigh, future nighidh, verbal noun nighe, past participle nighte)

1. wash, cleanse, purify
2. bathe

Inflection

Etymology 2

Noun

nigh f (genitive singular nighe)

1. daughter
2. niece

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “nigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[3], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language