nåss

Bavarian

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 German nass (“wet”), Dutch nat (“wet”), Ancient Greek νοτέω (notéō, “to be wet”), νότος (nótos, “the south wind”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔs/

Adjective

nåss

  1. wet
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