Ness
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the River Ness, of Celtic/Pictish origin, from a Proto-Celtic word *Nesta describing great currents, according to MacBain, from the same Proto-Indo-European root that gave the river Νέστος (Néstos), possibly *ned- (“water”).[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNess (countable and uncountable, plural Nesses)
- (Irish mythology) An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa.
- A placename
- Ellipsis of River Ness, a short river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Ness through Inverness to the Beauly Firth.
- Ellipsis of Ness City.
- Ellipsis of Ness County.
- A surname.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- Great Ness, Little Ness
- ness (landform)
References
edit- ^ ^MacBain, Alexander (1922). Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. p. 146.
Anagrams
editCentral Franconian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German nist, byform of nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą, *nistą. Virtually all Central Franconian dialects (as well as some bordering ones in Rhine and Low Franconian) show the underlying vowel i (hence /nes/, not /nɛs/).
Pronunciation
editNoun
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- English terms derived from Celtic languages
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɛs
- Rhymes:English/ɛs/1 syllable
- English lemmas
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- en:Irish mythology
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- en:Rivers in Highland, Scotland
- en:Rivers in Scotland
- en:Places in Highland, Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland
- English surnames
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Central Franconian nouns
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