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(Inglés)

A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/nɛs/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: nesse

Herdado de Old English: ness

Relativo a Middle Low German: nes

Relativo a islandés: nes

Relativo a sueco: näs

Relativo a dinamarqués: næs

Relativo a Old Norse: nes

In summary

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.

Sinónimos

cape

headland

promontory

naze

foreland

precipice

rock

🪨

shelving

spit

state

-ity

-ness

ability

clogwyn

bluff

cliff

crag

crags