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Old English · suffix

-et

Part of speech: suffix, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /et/
Syllables: et (1 syllable)
Modern English: suffix ettan ise ism originally -ettan -ise -ism

Meaning

suffix forming nouns from verbs, adjectives, and other nouns (sometimes causing i-mutation), originally as the action of verbs ending in -ettan (“-ise”) (compare English -ism)

þēowot

service, religious service, ministry

Declension

Declension of -et
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-et	-ettu
Accusative	-et	-ettu
Genitive	-ettes	-etta
Dative	-ette	-ettum

All forms (6)

-et
-ettu
-ettes
-etta
-ette
-ettum

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-ati, *-iti, *-uti, from Proto-Germanic *-atją, *-itją, *-utją.

Descendants

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