nässen

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German

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Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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