Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂ (“-th”), *-teh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
*-iþō f
- -ness, -th. Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or other nouns.
Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *-iþō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*-iþō
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*-iþôz
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vocative
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*-iþō
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*-iþôz
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accusative
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*-iþǭ
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*-iþōz
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genitive
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*-iþōz
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*-iþǫ̂
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dative
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*-iþōi
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*-iþōmaz
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instrumental
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*-iþō
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*-iþōmiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *-iþu
- Old English: -þ, -þu, -þo, -t, -to
- Middle English: -the, -ðe, -ðhe, -eth, -ethe, -ith, -ithe, -th, -þ, -þe, -yth, -t, -te (following fricatives)
- Old Frisian: -ithe, -te
- Saterland Frisian: -te
- West Frisian: -te
- Old Saxon: -itha
- Old Dutch: -itha
- Old High German: -ida
- Middle High German: -ede
- German: -de (rare, not productive)
- Luxembourgish: -t
- Old Norse: -ð, -d
- Gothic: -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa), -𐌹𐌳𐌰 (-ida)