nass

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See also: Nass, nāss, naß, and Naß

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German naz, from Old High German naz, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz (wet), from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (to be wet).

Cognate with Dutch nat (wet), Ancient Greek νοτέω (notéō, to be wet), νότος (nótos, the south wind).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nas/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -as

Adjective

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nass (strong nominative masculine singular nasser, comparative nasser or nässer, superlative am nassesten or am nässesten)

  1. wet (soaked with liquid)
    Zieh die nassen Schuhe aus, du machst ja den ganzen Boden nass.
    Put off your wet shoes, you’re getting the whole floor wet.
  2. (vulgar slang) wet, moist (sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions)
    Synonyms: (more usual) feucht, (formal) erregt
    Ich bin schon ganz nass.I am so wet already.

Declension

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Antonyms

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Further reading

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  • nass” in Duden online
  • nass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German naz, from Old High German naz, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz (wet), from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (to be wet).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nass (comparative nasser, superlative nassest)

  1. wet
    Du bist ganz nass!
    You are very wet!
    Du mol die nasse Hosse aus!
    Take off those wet pants!

Declension

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Declension of nass (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative nass nass nass nasse
accusative nasse nass nass nasse
dative nasse nasse nasse nasse
Strong inflection nominative nasser nasse nasses nasse
accusative nasse nasse nasses nasse
dative nassem nasser nassem nasse

Antonyms

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Lombard

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Etymology

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Akin to Italian nascere, from Latin nasci, nascor.

Verb

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nass

  1. to be born