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Old English · suffix

-sn

Part of speech: suffix
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /sn/
Syllables: sn (1 syllable)
Modern English: instrument tool stem forms

Meaning

Forms feminine ō-stem nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

Declension

Declension of -sn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-sn	-sna -sne
Accusative	-sne	-sna -sne
Genitive	-sne	-sna
Dative	-sne	-snum

All forms (4)

-sn
-sna
-sne
-snum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-snō (*-asnō, *-isnō, *-usnō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.

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