Nassau

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Nassau, from German nass (“wet”). The Bahamian city is named after the German one.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnæsɔː/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun

Nassau

  1. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  2. The capital city of the Bahamas.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Nassau (plural Nassaus)

  1. (golf, gambling) A wager consisting essentially of three separate bets, for the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes.

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnasau̯]

Proper noun

Nassau n (indeclinable, related adjective nassauský)

  1. Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)

Further reading
  • Nassau in Internetová jazyková příručka

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nassau, from German Nassau, from nass.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnas.saw/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -assaw
  • Syllabification: Nas‧sau

Proper noun

Nassau n (indeclinable)

  1. Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)

Derived terms
adjective
  • nassauski
nouns
  • nassauczyk
  • nassauka

Further reading
  • Nassau in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Nassau.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /naˈsaw/ [naˈsaʊ̯]

Proper noun

Nassau f

  1. Nassau (a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
  2. Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)

Proper noun

Nassau m (plural Nassau or Nassaus)

  1. any member of the House of Nassau
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