-nes
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nes"
Middle English
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-nes
- alternative form of -nesse
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *-nassī.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-nes f
- Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives but also from verbs and other nouns, denoting quality or state; -ness
Usage notes
[edit]- In Late West Saxon writings, such as those by Ælfric, forms such as -nys(s) and -nis(s) are much more frequent than the -nes(s) forms.
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -nes | -nessa, -nesse |
| accusative | -nesse | -nessa, -nesse |
| genitive | -nesse | -nessa |
| dative | -nesse | -nessum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English suffixes
- Old English feminine suffixes
- Old English ō-stem nouns