Old English · suffix
-sian
- Part of speech
- suffix
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /si.ɑn/
- Syllables
- si · ɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- verbaladdedrarelyrootsverbgenerallyi-mutationstem
Meaning
-
verbal suffix added to adjectives, nouns, and (rarely) verb roots, generally causing i-mutation in the stem
clǣne (“clean, pure”) + -sian → clǣnsian (“to purify, cleanse”)
Conjugation
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-isōn, from Proto-Germanic *-isōną.
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