"-nis" meaning in All languages combined

See -nis on Wiktionary

Suffix [Dutch]

Forms: -nissen [plural]
Etymology: From Old Dutch -nissi, -nussi, from Proto-West Germanic *-nassī. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|odt|-nissi}} Old Dutch -nissi, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*-nassī}} Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|plural|-nissen|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=f}} -nis f (plural -nissen)
  1. -ment, -ation, -ness Tags: feminine, morpheme

Suffix [German]

IPA: /nɪs/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--nis.wav Forms: -nisses [genitive], -nisse [plural], -niß [alternative], -nüß [alternative], -nuß [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissī f, -nissi n, from Proto-West Germanic *-nassī. Cognate to English -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-nisse}} Middle High German -nisse, {{inh|de|goh|-nissī|g=f}} Old High German -nissī f, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*-nassī}} Proto-West Germanic *-nassī, {{cog|en|-ness||}} English -ness Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|genitive|-nisses|plural|-nisse|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=n}} -nis n (genitive -nisses, plural -nisse)
  1. A suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or adjectives. Tags: morpheme, neuter
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bedrängnis, Ersparnis, Säumnis

Suffix [German]

IPA: /nɪs/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--nis.wav Forms: -nis [genitive], -nisse [plural], -niß [alternative], -nüß [alternative], -nuß [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissī f, -nissi n, from Proto-West Germanic *-nassī. Cognate to English -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-nisse}} Middle High German -nisse, {{inh|de|goh|-nissī|g=f}} Old High German -nissī f, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*-nassī}} Proto-West Germanic *-nassī, {{cog|en|-ness||}} English -ness Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|genitive|-nis|plural|-nisse|g=f}} -nis f (genitive -nis, plural -nisse)
  1. A suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or adjectives, etymologically identical to the preceding. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--nis-de-suffix-Udh7f1wA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Derived forms: Befugnis, Besorgnis, Betrübnis, Bewandtnis, Bitternis, Empfängnis, Erkenntnis, Erlaubnis, Fäulnis, Finsternis, Kenntnis, Ödnis, Unkenntnis, Verdammnis
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bedrängnis, Ersparnis, Säumnis

Suffix [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -nis
  1. Alternative form of -nesse Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -nesse
    Sense id: en--nis-enm-suffix-paGKXdPJ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [Old English]

IPA: /nis/
Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|g=f|head=-nis}} -nis f
  1. Alternative form of -nes Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, morpheme Alternative form of: -nes
    Sense id: en--nis-ang-suffix-ifs757pq Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Einverständnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ereignis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erfordernis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ergebnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erlebnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ersparnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erzeugnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gedächtnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gefängnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geheimnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gelöbnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geschehnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geständnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gleichnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hemmnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hindernis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Missverhältnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Missverständnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Säumnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unverständnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verbündnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verhältnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verhängnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verlöbnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vermächtnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Versäumnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verständnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verzeichnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vorkommnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wagnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wildnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zerwürfnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeugnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zugeständnis"
    }
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      },
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    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": ""
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    }
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-nisse",
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      ]
    },
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          "text": "hindern (“to hinder, to hamper”) → Hindernis (“an obstacle”)"
        },
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}

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      "word": "Bedrängnis"
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      "word": "Befugnis"
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      "word": "Besorgnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Betrübnis"
    },
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      "word": "Bewandtnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bitternis"
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      "word": "Empfängnis"
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      "word": "Erkenntnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erlaubnis"
    },
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      "word": "Ersparnis"
    },
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      "word": "Fäulnis"
    },
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      "word": "Finsternis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kenntnis"
    },
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      "word": "Ödnis"
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      "word": "Säumnis"
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nisse",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-niß",
      "tags": [
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    },
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          "text": "erlauben (“to permit”) → Erlaubnis (“permission”)"
        },
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          "text": "finster (“dark”) → Finsternis (“darkness”)"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/nis/"
    }
  ],
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}

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