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Nass

noun ·
Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German naz (compare Dutch nat), from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.

Translation

  1. moisture neuter, no-plural, strong
  2. a nickname for a heavy drinker or a topographic name for someone living on wet land, or around moisture (ex:Swamp, Marsh). neuter, no-plural, strong

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Nass
Accusative Nass
Dative Nass
Genitive Nasses

nass

adj · /nas/ ·
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”).

Translation

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

    Ich bin schon ganz nass.

    I am so wet already.