Old English · noun
spinnestre
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈspin.nes.tre/
- Syllables
- ˈspin · nes · tre (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- spinsterjobspinningthreadwhose
Meaning
-
spinster (a woman whose job is spinning thread)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spinnestre | spinnestran |
| Accusative | spinnestran | spinnestran |
| Genitive | spinnestran | spinnestrena |
| Dative | spinnestran | spinnestrum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
spinnan + -estre
Descendants
spinster
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