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Old English · suffix

-isse

Part of speech
suffix, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈis.se/
Syllables
ˈis · se (2 syllables)
Modern English
-essabbadissereferringattested

Meaning

  1. Forms nouns referring to female people. Attested only in the noun abbadisse.

Declension

Declension of -isse
SingularPlural
Nominative -isse-issan
Accusative -issan-issan
Genitive -issan-issena
Dative -issan-issum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ (-ĭssă)

Descendants

-ess

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