nässen

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/, [ˈnɛsn̩]
  • Hyphenation: näs‧sen
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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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “nässen” in Duden online
  • “nässen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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