Nassau
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Nassau, from German nass (“wet”). The Bahamian city is named after the German one.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnæsɔː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Nassau
- A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- The capital city of the Bahamas.
Derived terms
Translations
capital of the Bahamas
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Noun
Nassau (plural Nassaus)
- (golf, gambling) A wager consisting essentially of three separate bets, for the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnasau̯]
Proper noun
Nassau n (indeclinable, relational adjective nassauský)
- Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)
Further reading
- “Nassau”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Nassau, from German Nassau, from nass.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnas.saw/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -assaw
- Syllabification: Nas‧sau
Proper noun
Nassau n (indeclinable)
- Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)
Derived terms
adjective
- nassauski
nouns
- nassauczyk
- nassauka
Further reading
- Nassau in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /naˈsaw/ [naˈsaʊ̯]
Proper noun
Nassau f
- Nassau (a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)
Proper noun
Nassau m (plural Nassau or Nassaus)
- any member of the House of Nassau