nasskalt

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From nass +‎ kalt.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nasskalt (strong nominative masculine singular nasskalter, comparative nasskälter, superlative am nasskältesten)

  1. cold and damp; dank
    • 1924: Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg
      Im April fielen trübe, naßkalte Tage ein, deren Dauerregen in Schnee, in wirbelnden Neuschnee überging.
      In April there were cloudy, wet, cold days, whose constant rain turned into snow, into swirling fresh snow.

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Further reading

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  • nasskalt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • nasskalt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon