Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-nassī
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *-nassī | |
| Genitive | *-nassīn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-nassī | — |
| Accusative | *-nassīn | — |
| Genitive | *-nassīn | — |
| Dative | *-nassīn | — |
| Instrumental | *-nassīn | — |
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *-nassī, *-nassija | |
| Genitive | *-nassijas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-nassī, *-nassija | *-nassiju |
| Accusative | *-nassī, *-nassija | *-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”
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic compound terms
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic suffixes
- Proto-West Germanic noun-forming suffixes
- Proto-West Germanic feminine suffixes
- Proto-West Germanic īn-stem nouns
- Proto-West Germanic neuter ja-stem nouns