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Old English · suffix

-dom

Normalised -dōm

Part of speech
suffix, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/doːm/
Syllables
doːm (1 syllable)
Modern English
-domderivedomabstract

Meaning

  1. used to derive abstract nouns: -dom

    cristen (“Christian”) + -dom → cristendōm (“Christianity”)

Declension

Declension of -dom
SingularPlural
Nominative -dōm-dōmas
Accusative -dōm-dōmas
Genitive -dōmes-dōma
Dative -dōme-dōmum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Descendants

-dom

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