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Old English · suffix

-nes

Part of speech
suffix, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/nes/
Syllables
nes (1 syllable)
Modern English
-nessusuallyabstractbutness

Meaning

  1. Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives but also from verbs and other nouns, denoting quality or state; -ness

Declension

Declension of -nes
SingularPlural
Nominative -nes-nessa-nesse
Accusative -nesse-nessa-nesse
Genitive -nesse-nessa
Dative -nesse-nessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-nassī.

Descendants

-ness

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