nåch

Bavarian

Etymology

From 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

• IPA^(key): /nɔːx/

Preposition

nåch

1. after, past (later in time)

   Viertl nåch sechse ― a quarter past six

   nåch oaner Wochn ― after a week

2. after, behind (in sequence)

   B kummt nåch A. ― B comes after A.

3. to, towards (with geographical names)

   Synonym: auf

   Im Summer foahr ma nåch Italien. ― In the summer we go to Italy.

4. according to; guided by

   A jeder richt si's Haus nåch am eignan Gschmåckn ei. ― Everybody furnishes their home according to their own taste.

5. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)

   Då riachts nåch Knofe. ― It smells like garlic here.

6. 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

nåch

1. (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

• nåch-