Old English · suffix
-nihte
- Part of speech
- suffix
- IPA
- /ˈnix.te/[ˈniç.te]
- Syllables
- ˈnix · te (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- dayslastingday
Meaning
-
day(s) old
-
days lasting; -day
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -nihte | -nihtu-nihto | -nihte |
| Accusative | -nihtne | -nihte | -nihte |
| Genitive | -nihtes | -nihtre | -nihtes |
| Dative | -nihtum | -nihtre | -nihtum |
| Instrumental | -nihte | -nihtre | -nihte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -nihte | -nihta-nihte | -nihtu-nihto |
| Accusative | -nihte | -nihta-nihte | -nihtu-nihto |
| Genitive | -nihtra | -nihtra | -nihtra |
| Dative | -nihtum | -nihtum | -nihtum |
| Instrumental | -nihtum | -nihtum | -nihtum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -nihta | -nihte | -nihte |
| Accusative | -nihtan | -nihtan | -nihte |
| Genitive | -nihtan | -nihtan | -nihtan |
| Dative | -nihtan | -nihtan | -nihtan |
| Instrumental | -nihtan | -nihtan | -nihtan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -nihtan | -nihtan | -nihtan |
| Accusative | -nihtan | -nihtan | -nihtan |
| Genitive | -nihtra-nihtena | -nihtra-nihtena | -nihtra-nihtena |
| Dative | -nihtum | -nihtum | -nihtum |
| Instrumental | -nihtum | -nihtum | -nihtum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-nahtijaz. Cognate with Old Norse -nættr. Equivalent to niht + -e.
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