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Old English · noun

swiftnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈswift.nes/
Syllables
ˈswift · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English
swiftnesscelerityfleetness

Meaning

  1. swiftness, fleetness, celerity

Declension

Declension of swiftnes
SingularPlural
Nominative swiftnesswiftnessaswiftnesse
Accusative swiftnesseswiftnessaswiftnesse
Genitive swiftnesseswiftnessa
Dative swiftnesseswiftnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From swift + -nes.

Descendants

swiftness

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