hollowness

English

Alternative forms

• hollownesse (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English hollow

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English hollowness

From hollow + -ness.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hollowness (usually uncountable, plural hollownesses)

1. The state or quality of being hollow.

Translations

the state or quality of being hollow

• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܟܘܪܗܢܐ m

• Finnish: onttous (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: κοιλότης f (koilótēs)

• Irish: fabhtacht f
• Italian: cavernosità
• Spanish: oquedad (es) f