Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-nassī
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Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *-nass, from Proto-Germanic *-inassuz, + *-ī.
Suffix
[edit]*-nassī f[1]
- Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives, denoting quality or state; -ness
Inflection
[edit]īn-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *-nassī | |
Genitive | *-nassīn | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *-nassī | — |
Accusative | *-nassīn | — |
Genitive | *-nassīn | — |
Dative | *-nassīn | — |
Instrumental | *-nassīn | — |
Neuter ja-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *-nassī | |
Genitive | *-nassijas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *-nassī | *-nassiju |
Accusative | *-nassī | *-nassiju |
Genitive | *-nassijas | *-nassijō |
Dative | *-nassijē | *-nassijum |
Instrumental | *-nassiju | *-nassijum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: -nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss
- Old Frisian: -nisse, -ense
- Old Saxon: -nessi, -nissi, -nussi
- Old Dutch: -nissi, -nussi
- Old High German: -nissi, -nussi
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131: “*-nVssī”