nass

• naß (superseded)

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”).

• IPA^(key): /nas/

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• Rhymes: -as

nass (strong nominative masculine singular nasser, comparative nasser or nässer, superlative am nassesten or am nässesten)

1. 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.

2. (vulgar slang) wet, moist (sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions)

   Synonyms: (more usual) feucht, (formal) erregt

   Ich bin schon ganz nass. ― I am so wet already.

• trocken

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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”).

• IPA^(key): /nas/

nass (comparative nasser, superlative nassest)

1. wet

   Du bist ganz nass!

   You are very wet!

   Du mol die nasse Hosse aus!

   Take off those wet pants!

• drock

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Akin to Italian nascere, from Latin nasci, nascor.

nass

1. to be born