# nå
## Cimbrian
### Etymology

From Middle High German nāch, from Old High German nāh. Cognate with German nach; see there for more.

### Preposition

nå
* (Luserna, + dative) after

#### Related terms

* darnå

### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

## Danish
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwijaną, cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nēƕjan, “to approach”). Derived from *nēhwaz (“near”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɔːˀ/, [ˈnɔˀ]
* Rhymes: -ɑː

#### Verb

nå (past tense nåede, past participle nået)
* (transitive) to reach
    Jeg kan ikke nå den øverste hylde.I cannot reach the top shelf.
* (transitive) to have time
    Jeg kan ikke nå det i dag, men måske i morgen.I do not have time for it today, but perhaps tomorrow.
* (transitive) to be in time, arrive
    Jeg nåede det kun lige.I only barely made it.

##### Conjugation

activepassive
present
når
nås
past
nåede
nåedes
infinitive
nå
nås
imperative
nå
participle
present
nående
past
nået (auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund
nåen :

### Etymology 2

Possibly originally an unstressed variant of nu (“now”). Compare also German na (“well, oh”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɔ/, [ˈnʌ]

#### Interjection

nå
* oh

##### Usage notes

Like English oh, meaning depends almost entirely on context and intonation.

## German Low German
### Preposition

nå
* (Mecklenburgisch) Alternative spelling of nao (“to, towards”)
** 2018, Susanne Bliemel, Dat wier de Nachtigall un nich de Uhl ... : Plattdeutsche Geschichten, Hinstorff (publisher)
    Un ik bün jå in Polen nå Schaul gåhn vun Lemberg ut, ik kunn Polnisch.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse ná.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /noː/
* Rhymes: -oː

### Adverb

nå
* now (this very moment)

#### Derived terms

* akkurat nå
* nålevende
* nåværende

### Verb

nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd)
* to reach

### References

* “nå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /noː/
* Rhymes: -oː

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse nú. Akin to English now.

#### Adverb

nå
* Alternative form of no

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ná.

#### Verb

nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd or nått)
* to reach
    Når du i osten?Can you reach the cheese?
* to catch (reach something in time)
    Eg nådde akkurat toget.I just caught the train.

##### Derived terms

* oppnå

### References

* “nå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /noː/, [noə̯]
* Audio (Gotland):(file)
* Rhymes: -oː

### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, to attain”).

#### Verb

nå (present når, preterite nådde, supine nått, imperative nå)
* to reach, attain
** 1870, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Mitt liv‎:Var är hoppets guldkust gömd, aldrig nådd och aldrig glömd?Where is the golden coast of hope hidden, never reached and never forgotten?
** 1939, Selma Lagerlöf, - Slåtterkarlarna på Ekolsund
    Han når sin önskans mål och slår sin sista äng just som en restrött sol sig sänkt i västerns säng.He reaches his wish's goal and harvests his last meadow just as a travelweary sun has lowered itself into the western bed.
** 2000, Elisabeth Precht, Nätet kryllar av löss och skrönor‎:Det finns ingen som vet hur många som nås av all hälsoinformation på Internet.Nobody knows how many are reached by all health information on the Internet.

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### Etymology 2

Compare German na, Finnish no, Russian ну (nu), and their cognates. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Interjection

nå
* well? (encouragement to actually provide an answer or reaction to a question)
* well (used to acknowledge a statement or situation)
    Nå, vi kan alltid gå istället.Well, we could always walk instead.

##### Usage notes

(encouragement): Interjection used to express for the addressee that one is expecting and waiting for an answer or reaction from him or her.

#### Adverb

nå (not comparable)
* (colloquial) any (at all, to any extent)
    Är den nå bra?Is it any good?

##### See also

* nåt

### References

* nå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* nå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* nå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* ån