eldertongue

Old English · suffix

-þ

Part of speech
suffix, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/θ/
Syllables
θ (1 syllable)
Modern English
forming-t-thadjectivesnounsverbsmutationpreceding

-þ1 · suffix · feminine

Senses

  1. forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or other nouns; generally causing mutation of root or preceding vowels

    fūl (“foul, polluted”) + -þ → fȳlþ (“filth, foulness”)

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of -þ
SingularPlural
Nominative -þ-þa-þe
Accusative -þe-þa-þe
Genitive -þe-þa
Dative -þe-þum

-þ2 · suffix · masculine

Senses

  1. forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or other nouns; generally causing mutation of root or preceding vowels

    feorh + -þ → fyrhþ (“firth”)

Declension · strong u-stem

Declension of -þ
SingularPlural
Nominative -þ-þa
Accusative -þ-þa
Genitive -þa-þa
Dative -þa-þum

-þ3 · suffix · feminine

Senses

  1. forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or other nouns; generally causing mutation of root or preceding vowels

    wifþ

    weft

Declension · strong i-stem

Declension of -þ
SingularPlural
Nominative -þ-þe-þa
Accusative -þ-þe-þe-þa
Genitive -þe-þa
Dative -þe-þum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-iþu, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō.

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-þu, from Proto-Germanic *-þuz, from Proto-Indo-European *-tus.

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-þi, from Proto-Germanic *-þiz, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis.

Descendants

-t, -th

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