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Old English · noun

cneoris

Normalised cnēoris

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈkne͜oːˌris/
Syllables
ˈkne͜oː · ˌris (2 syllables)
Modern English
posteritygenerationtribe

Meaning

  1. a generation

  2. posterity

  3. race; tribe; family

Declension

Declension of cneoris
SingularPlural
Nominative cnēoriscnēorissacnēorisse
Accusative cnēorissecnēorissacnēorisse
Genitive cnēorissecnēorissa
Dative cnēorissecnēorissum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Likely from cnēo (“generation”) + *risn, a derivative related to Old English rīsan (“to rise”).

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