nässen

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See also: nassen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German netzen, from Old High German nezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *nattjan, equivalent to nass +‎ -en. Cognate with Middle Low German netten, Dutch netten, English netting (urine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛsən/,
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  • Hyphenation: näs‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛsn̩

Verb

nässen (weak, third-person singular present nässt, past tense nässte, past participle genässt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to become wet
  2. (transitive) to make wet

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Further reading

  • nässen” in Duden online
  • nässen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache