Assen
See also: assen, ässen, Ässen, aßen, and åssen
English
Proper noun
Assen
- A city and municipality and capital of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Anagrams
- Nases, Nessa, Seans, nases, nasse, seans
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ascen in 1267-1268. Etymology unknown. Not derived from a personal name or Old Saxon asna (“rent, wage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.sə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: As‧sen
- Rhymes: -ɑsən
- Homophone: assen
Proper noun
Assen n
- Assen (a city and municipality and capital of Drenthe, Netherlands).
- Synonym: Stad der Paleizen (nickname)
- Meronyms: Anreep, Graswijk, Loon, Rhee, Schieven, Ter Aard, Ubbena, Witten, Zeijerveen, Zeijerveld
Derived terms
- Assenaar
- Assens
- Asserbos
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “assen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
Assen
- dative plural of As
Luxembourgish
Noun
Assen
- plural of Ass