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gestrienendlic

Normalised ġestrīenendlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/jeˈstri͜yː.nend.liːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
je · ˈstri͜yː · nend · liːt͡ʃ (4 syllables)
Modern English
begetting

Meaning

  1. begetting

  2. (genitive)genitive case

    Genitivus is gestrȳnendlic oððe geāgniendlic: mid þām casu byð geswutelod ǣlces ðinges gestrēon oþþe ǣhta...

    The genitive is begetting, or 'owning': with the case, possession or property is shown...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Grammar, Incipiunt quinque declinationes nominum:

Declension

Strong declension of gestrienendlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ġestrīenendlīċġestrīenendlīċġestrīenendlīċuġestrīenendlīċoġestrīenendlīċ
Accusative ġestrīenendlīcneġestrīenendlīċeġestrīenendlīċ
Genitive ġestrīenendlīċesġestrīenendlīcreġestrīenendlīċes
Dative ġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīcreġestrīenendlīċum
Instrumental ġestrīenendlīċeġestrīenendlīcreġestrīenendlīċe
Plural
Nominative ġestrīenendlīċeġestrīenendlīċaġestrīenendlīċeġestrīenendlīċġestrīenendlīċuġestrīenendlīċo
Accusative ġestrīenendlīċeġestrīenendlīċaġestrīenendlīċeġestrīenendlīċġestrīenendlīċuġestrīenendlīċo
Genitive ġestrīenendlīcraġestrīenendlīcraġestrīenendlīcra
Dative ġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīċum
Instrumental ġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīċum
Weak declension of gestrienendlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ġestrīenendlīċaġestrīenendlīċeġestrīenendlīċe
Accusative ġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċe
Genitive ġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċan
Dative ġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċan
Instrumental ġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċan
Plural
Nominative ġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċan
Accusative ġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċanġestrīenendlīċan
Genitive ġestrīenendlīcraġestrīenendlīċenaġestrīenendlīcraġestrīenendlīċenaġestrīenendlīcraġestrīenendlīċena
Dative ġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīċum
Instrumental ġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīċumġestrīenendlīċum

All forms (12)

Etymology

ġe- + strīenan (“to beget, generate”) + -līċ

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