LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nassa

nassa f (genitive nassae)
Classical[ˈnas.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈnas.sa]

Meaning

  1. femininea narrow-necked basket for catching fish, weel
  2. femininefigurativelya snare, net

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenassanassae
genitivenassaenassārum
dativenassaenassīs
accusativenassamnassās
ablativenassānassīs
vocativenassanassae

nassa or naxa, ae, f. no,
I. a wickerbasket with a narrow neck, for catching fish, a weel.
I. Lit.: nassa est piscatorii vasi genus, quo, cum intravit piscis, exire non potest, Paul. ex Fest. p. 169 Müll.; Sil. 5, 47; Plin. 9, 37, 61, § 132: junci usus ad nassas marinas, id. 21, 18, 59, § 114: scarus inclusus nassis, id. 32, 2, 5, § 11: instrumento piscatoris legato, et retia et nassae ... debentur. Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 66.—
II. Trop., of a dangerous place, a snare, net: numquam ex istā nassā escam petam, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 98: ex hac naxā exire constitui, non ad fugam, sed ad spem mortis melioris, Cic. Att. 15, 20, 2: inclusus carcere nassae (aeger), Juv. 12, 123.

Origins

Probably from Old Latin nasta, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”). See also Proto-Germanic *natją (English net) and Irish nasc and snaidhm.

Descendants
  • Catalannansa
  • Frenchnasse
  • Italiannassa
  • Occitannassa
  • Portuguesenassa
  • Spanishnasa
  • Galiciannasa

Quick answers

What does nassa mean in Latin?
nassa, a noun, means “a narrow-necked basket for catching fish, weel; a snare, net”.
What is the genitive of nassa?
The genitive singular is nassae. nassa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nassa?
In classical Latin, [ˈnas.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnas.sa].