nass
German
Alternative forms
- naß (superseded)
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /nas/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -as
Adjective
nass (strong nominative masculine singular nasser, comparative nasser or nässer, superlative am nassesten or am nässesten)
Declension
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
Hunsrik
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /nas/
Adjective
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
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
Further reading
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