ness

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nesse (in placenames), from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“promontory; ness”); cognate with Middle Low German nes, Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs, Old Norse nes. Related to nose. === Pronunciation === enPR: nĕs, IPA(key): /nɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === ness (plural nesses) (geography) A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Nesting ==== Translations ==== === See also === Nes Ness naze === References === “ness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. The Collins English Dictionary, Collins, London & Glasgow 1986 === Anagrams === sens, NSSE, ENSs, SNES, SE SN, ESNs, Sens., Sens == Vilamovian == === Etymology === From Middle High German neʒʒe, from Old High German nazī (“wetness”). Cognate with German Nässe === Noun === ness f (plural nessa) rainy weather wetness ==== Related terms ==== nessa