Assen

See also: assen, ässen, Ässen, aßen, and åssen

English

Proper noun

Assen

1. A city, municipality, and capital of Drenthe, Netherlands.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: Assen (nl) n
• Farefare: Asɛn, Asan
• Greek: Άσσεν (el) (Ássen)
• Russian: А́ссен m (Ássen)

Anagrams

• Nases, Nessa, Seans, nases, nasse, seans

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ascen in 1267-1268. Etymology unknown. Not derived from a personal name or Old Saxon asna (“rent, wage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: As‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɑsən
• Homophone: assen

Proper noun

Assen n

1. Assen (a city, municipality, and capital of Drenthe, Netherlands).

   Synonym: Stad der Paleizen (nickname)

   Meronyms: Anreep, Graswijk, Loon, Rhee, Schieven, Ter Aard, Ubbena, Witten, Zeijerveen, Zeijerveld

Derived terms

• Assenaar
• Assens
• Asserbos

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “assen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Assen

1. dative plural of As

Luxembourgish

Noun

Assen

1. plural of Ass