ness

(Îngilîzî)

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

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/nɛs/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: nesse

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: ness

Hevwate bi Middle Low German: nes

Hevwate bi îzlendî: nes

Hevwate bi swêdî: näs

Hevwate bi danmarkî: næs

Hevwate bi 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.

Têgeh

tat

Hevwate

cape

headland

promontory

naze

foreland

precipice

rock

🪨

shelving

spit

state

-ity

-ness

ability

clogwyn

bluff

cliff

crag

crags

Werger

ακρωτήρι

voorgebergte

promontorio

cabo

çıkıntı

burun

👃

κάβος

capo

kaap

Felsvorsprung

Felswand

Felsenriff

Felsgestade

cingle

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