nass
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- naß (superseded)
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
nass (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 edit
Positive 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 edit
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
nass (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 edit
Declension 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 edit
Further reading edit
Lombard edit
Etymology edit
Akin to Italian nascere, from Latin nasci, nascor.
Verb edit
nass
- to be born