English-German Cognates
Genuine Cognates • N
Words that are identical or similar in English and German
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> Cognate Sound Shifts
Noun Genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. adjective, adv. adverb, Am American English, Br British English, diff. used in a different or limited sense, f.c. false cognate, n. noun, pl. plural, pron. pronounced, v. verb
* = Less obvious cognates that may not closely resemble each other in both English and German, but are cognates
** = Words used in English that come from German
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What's a COGNATE? > Grammar Glossary: C
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nabob r Nabob
nadir r Nadir
naked nackt - See Cognate Sound Shifts (t-d)
name r Name
nano- Nano-
nanosecond e Nanosekunde
NATO e Nato
nature e Natur
natural(ly) natürlich
nautical nautisch
navigation e Navigation
Nazi r Nazi
Neanderthal/Neandertal (man) r Neandertaler**
MORE (Neandertal) > How Do You Say "Porsche"?
nectar r Nektar
nectarine e Nektarine
negative adj negativ
negative s Negativ (film)
nephew r Neffe - See Cognate Sound Shifts (ff-ph)
nerve r Nerv
That gets on my nerves. Das geht/fällt mir auf die Nerven.
nest s Nest (also f.c.)
net s Netz
Netherlands e Niederlande
For more countries and nationalities, see: Countries in German
neuro- Neuro-
neuron s Neuron
neurotic adj. neurotisch
neurotic n. r Neurotiker
neutral neutral
neutrality e Neutralität
new neu (pron. NOY)
niche e Nische
nicotine s Nikotin
Niger r Niger (river)
For more world rivers, see: Rivers in German
Niger s Niger (nation)
Nigeria s Nigeria
Nigerian adj. nigerisch
Nigerian n. r Nigerianer/e Negerianerin
For more countries and nationalities, see: Countries in German
nihilism r Nihilismus
nihilist r Nihilist
nihilistic nihilistisch
Nile r Nil
For more world rivers, see: Rivers in German
nine neun
nipple r Nippel (tech.)
nirvana s Nirwana/Nirvana
nitrate s Nitrat
nitrite s Nitrit
nitro- Nitro-
nitroglycerine s Nitroglyzerin
niveau, level s Niveau (diff.)
Nobel prize r Nobelpreis
nobelium (No) s Nobelium
For more elements, see: Chemische Elemente
north r Nord - See Cognate Sound Shifts (d-th)
North Pole r Nordpol
note e Note (music, money, etc.)
notebook computer r Notebookcomputer (r/s Notebook)
notice e Notiz
nougat r/s Nugat
nuclear nuklear
nudism r Nudismus
nudist r Nudist
number e Nummer - See Cognate Sound Shifts
nun e Nonne
nut e Nuss - See Cognate Sound Shifts (ss-t)
nylon s Nylon
nymph e Nymphe
nymphomaniac e Nymphomanin
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