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Words of New Poems · 98 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
nach
after; for; toward 51 times
nach, Nach
preposition; particle
Separable-verb particle of 'nachgehen' (to follow); 'ging ... nach' = 'followed'.
nachgehen
to follow; follow twice
nachzugehen, nachgehn
verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
Contracted from nachgehen.
Nacht
night; nights 36 times
Nacht, Nächte, Nächte–, Nächten
noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular
'über Nacht' = overnight.
Nackenhaken
neck-barbs once
Nackenhaken
'Nackenhaken': the barbed hooks (banderillas) hoisted into the bull's neck.
nah
near; nearer; close by 20 times
nah, nahen, näher, naher, Nah, nahe, nahes
adverb; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, genitive, masculine, plural
'von nahe' is a fixed adverbial phrase meaning 'from close up.'
nahen
draws near; drew near; nears 9 times
naht, nahte, nahn
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular
For this weak verb, subjunctive II is identical in form to the simple past ('nahte'); 'als ob' triggers the irrealis reading.
Name
name; names 8 times
Namen, Name
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, plural
namenlos
nameless; namelessly 5 times
namenlos, namenlose, namenloses
adverb; adjective, accusative, feminine, singular; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular
Natur
Nature; open country; nature 4 times
Natur
noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular
nächster
next; coming 9 times
nächsten, nächste, nächstes
adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular
Nähe
nearness 4 times
Nähe
noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular
neben
beside 4 times
neben, Neben
nehmen
took; takes; take 33 times
nahm, nimmt, nehmen, nimmst, genommen, nimmt,–, nehme, nimm
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive
Idiom: 'in sich nehmen' = to take in, to absorb.
neigen
inclined; bent; leans 10 times
neigt, geneigt, neigte, Neigen, neigend
verb, participle; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Neigung
inclination; slope 4 times
Neigung
noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular
nein
no; No 8 times
nein, Nein
particle; interjection
nennen
called; name 3 times
nannte, nennen
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive
neu
new; afresh; new-made 19 times
neuen, neu, neue, neuer, Neues, neues
adverb; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, dative, neuter, singular
neuberingt
newly ringed one once
neuberingte
Rilke's coinage: 'newly be-ringed,' used substantively in apposition to Hand.
nicht
not; no; Not 225 times
nicht, Nicht, nicht–., Nicht–
particle; adverb
"nicht" means "not" — it negates a verb/clause. "no" (as an isolated negation) is "nein"/"kein" in German. "nicht mehr" together idiomatically = "no longer," but the word "nicht" itself is never "no."
Nichte
nieces once
Nichte
Poetic plural of 'Nichte' (niece); standard plural would be 'Nichten'.
nichts
nothing; Nothing 35 times
nichts, Nichts
pronoun, neuter; determiner, neuter; pronoun, accusative, neuter
Idiom "(es) ist nichts dabei" = it doesn't matter, counts for nothing.
nie
never 20 times
nie
niebeschrieben
never written of once
niebeschrieben
Rilke's own coinage: 'nie' (never) + 'beschrieben' (described/written) fused into one word.
nieder
down 5 times
nieder
adverb; adverb (separable prefix of niederschlagen; see schlüge)
Niederfall
falling once
Niederfalle
archaic dative singular of der Niederfall (the falling), with the old-style -e ending.
Niederschlag
precipitate; sediment; drizzle 3 times
Niederschlag
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
niederschlagen
are cast down; casting down; precipitate 4 times
niederschlagen, niederschlagend, schlüge
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; adverb; verb, infinitive
niegebraucht
never-used once
niegebraucht
Rilke's own coinage: 'nie' (never) + 'gebraucht' (used).
niegeglaubt
never-believed one once
niegeglaubte
Rilke's coinage 'nie geglaubt' (never believed), fused and substantivized as a one-off noun.
niemals
never 11 times
niemals
niemals–hinein
never — in once
niemals–hinein
'niemals' (never) and 'hinein' (in, inward) joined by a dash for a dramatic pause.
nirgends
nowhere 4 times
nirgends
noch
still; yet; again 109 times
noch, Noch
noch einmal is an idiom meaning 'once more, again'.
Not
distress; urgency; afflictions 5 times
Not, Nöten, Nöte, not
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, plural; noun, accusative, feminine, plural
"tut ... not" is an old idiom (from "Not tun") meaning 'is necessary, is needed.'
nun
now; Now 25 times
nun, Nun, NUN
nur
only; Only; except 74 times
nur, Nur, nur–
adverb; adverb (focus particle)
Idiom 'nur daß' = 'except that,' not literally 'only that.'
Seen once or twice
Nabel
navel's once
nachdem
on the case; after twice
nachdenken
to think once
nachdenkend
thinking once
nacheinander
for one another once
nachfolgen
follows once
Nachgeschmack
aftertaste once
Nachklang
echo once
Nachmittag
afternoons; afternoon twice
Nachten
night-ness once
Nachtigall
nightingale once
nachträglich
after the fact once
nachts
at night twice
nackt
naked twice
Nadel
pins once
Nadelöhr
needle's eye once
nahe
near once
Najade
naiads' once
Namenszug
signature once
Nase
nose once
nass
wet twice
nächst
next once
Nächster
nearest once
nächtelang
night-long once
nächtens
At night once
nähern
draws near once
nähren
nourished once
nässen
weeps once
Nebel
mists once
Neid
envy once
Neige
dregs once
Neigen
inclining once
Netz
net once
neugewährt
newly granted once
Newa-Quai
Neva quays once
Nichtgesagt
unsaid thing once
Nichtmehrfassen
no-longer-grasping once
nichtmehrgetragen
no-longer-worn things once
Nichts
nothing once
nicken
nod twice
Nie-zu-Stillend
never-to-be-stilled once
niebewegt
the never-moved once
niederhalten
presses down once
niederlassen
settling down once
niederlegen
lay down once
niederreißen
tears down once
Niederschau
looking-down once
niedersenken
sinking down once
niederstellen
set down once
niederwerfen
were to throw down once
niedrig
low once
niegeliebt
never-loved once
Niemals-Gebenkönnen
never being able to give once
Nil
Nile once
Nimbus
nimbus once
nirgend
nowhere once
nordisch
northern once
Nüster
nostrils once
nützen
be of use to once
Nützlichkeit
usefulness once
Nymphe
nymphs; nymph twice
The particulars
- The words
- Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Rainer Maria Rilke, died 1926; Neue Gedichte published 1907 and 1908), from Wikisource.
- Translation
- Public-domain German (Rilke, d. 1926). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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