nass
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editAdjective
editnass (strong nominative masculine singular nasser, comparative nasser or nässer, superlative am nassesten or am nässesten)
- 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.
- (vulgar slang) wet, moist (sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions)
Declension
editPositive forms of nass
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist nass | sie ist nass | es ist nass | sie sind nass | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | nasser | nasse | nasses | nasse |
genitive | nassen | nasser | nassen | nasser | |
dative | nassem | nasser | nassem | nassen | |
accusative | nassen | nasse | nasses | nasse | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der nasse | die nasse | das nasse | die nassen |
genitive | des nassen | der nassen | des nassen | der nassen | |
dative | dem nassen | der nassen | dem nassen | den nassen | |
accusative | den nassen | die nasse | das nasse | die nassen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein nasser | eine nasse | ein nasses | (keine) nassen |
genitive | eines nassen | einer nassen | eines nassen | (keiner) nassen | |
dative | einem nassen | einer nassen | einem nassen | (keinen) nassen | |
accusative | einen nassen | eine nasse | ein nasses | (keine) nassen |
Comparative forms of nass
Superlative forms of nass
Antonyms
editFurther reading
editHunsrik
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editAdjective
editnass (comparative nasser, superlative nassest)
- wet
- Du bist ganz nass!
- You are very wet!
- Du mol die nasse Hosse aus!
- Take off those wet pants!
Declension
editDeclension of nass (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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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
editFurther reading
editLombard
editEtymology
editAkin to Italian nascere, from Latin nasci, nascor.
Verb
editnass
- to be born
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