eldertongue

Old English · suffix

-s

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

Meaning

  1. Feminine noun suffix forming nouns from adjectives and verbs

    milde (“gentle, mild”) + -s → milts (“mercy”) (earlier milds)

Declension

Declension of -s
SingularPlural
Nominative -s-sa-se
Accusative -se-sa-se
Genitive -se-sa
Dative -se-sum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-issju, *-ussju, from Proto-Germanic *-isjō, *-usjō.

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