-nesse

See also: nesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• -ness, -nes, -nece, -nesce, -nisse, -nis, -næse, -næs, -nez

Etymology

Old English -nes, from Proto-Germanic *-nassuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛs/

Suffix

-nesse (plural -nessen or -nesses)

1. Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns which denote a quality, state or condition.

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse

Descendants

• English: -ness

See also

• -hede

References

• “-nes(se, suf.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 April 2018.