"-nis" meaning in German

See -nis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /nɪs/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--nis.wav Forms: -nisses [genitive], -nisse [plural]
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
    Sense id: en--nis-de-suffix-vBr77t1w 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: Bedürfnis, Bekenntnis, Ereignis, Ergebnis, Erlebnis, Geheimnis, Hindernis, Missverständnis, Verhältnis, Verhängnis, Verzeichnis, Zeugnis
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -niß, -nüß, -nuß [obsolete]

Suffix

IPA: /nɪs/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--nis.wav Forms: -nis [genitive], -nisse [plural]
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 Derived forms: Befugnis, Besorgnis, Erkenntnis, Erlaubnis, Finsternis, Kenntnis
    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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -niß, -nüß, -nuß [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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