ness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
Velvraz Sebarm stands upon the lake, among orange-trees and pomegranates and almonds and peaches of the south, a mile north-west over the water from Zayana town, and two miles by land: an old castle built of honey-coloured marble at the tip of a long sickle-shaped ness that sweeps round southwards, with wild gardens running down in the rocks to the water’s edge, and behind the castle a wood of holm-oaks making a wind-break against the north.
1958, Eric Rücker Eddison, Zimiamvian Trilogy, volume 3, The Mezentian Gate, page 177:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Girdle Ness · Little Ness · Shoeburyness · Fife Ness · Tarbat Ness
Relateds
Translations (14)
fi niemi (a promontory; a cape or headland) · no nes (a promontory; a cape or headland) · fi nokka (a promontory; a cape or headland) · hy հրվանդան (a promontory; a cape or headland) · pl przylądek (a promontory; a cape or headland) · bg нос (a promontory; a cape or headland) · pl cypel (a promontory; a cape or headland) · fo nes (a promontory; a cape or headland) · is nes (a promontory; a cape or headland) · izh nenä (a promontory; a cape or headland) · mk нос (a promontory; a cape or headland) · ru мыс (a promontory; a cape or headland) · mk 'рт (a promontory; a cape or headland) · da næs (a promontory; a cape or headland)