"-nes" meaning in Old English

See -nes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /nes/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *-nassī. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*-nassī}} Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|g=f|head=-nes}} -nes f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|-ness|nomsg=-nes}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-nes|-nessa,-nesse|-nesse|-nessa,-nesse|-nesse|-nessa|-nesse|-nessum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -nes [nominative, singular], -nessa [nominative, plural], -nesse [nominative, plural], -nesse [accusative, singular], -nessa [accusative, plural], -nesse [accusative, plural], -nesse [genitive, singular], -nessa [genitive, plural], -nesse [dative, singular], -nessum [dative, plural]
  1. Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives but also from verbs and other nouns, denoting quality or state; -ness Tags: feminine, morpheme Synonyms: -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "-nesse"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -nesse, -ness, -nes, -nece, -nesce, -nisse, -nis, -næse, -næs, -nez\nEnglish: -ness\nScots: -nes"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *-nassī.",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-o-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-nes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nessa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nesse",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nessa",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nesse",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nesse",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nessa",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nessum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "7": "-nesse",
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        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong ō-stem"
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    }
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        "Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives but also from verbs and other nouns, denoting quality or state; -ness"
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          "word": "-nis"
        },
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          "word": "-niss"
        },
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          "word": "-nys"
        },
        {
          "word": "-nyss"
        }
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/nes/"
    }
  ],
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        }
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      "name": "inh"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-nesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-nesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-nessa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nesse",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nessa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nessum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "-nes",
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        "3": "-nesse",
        "4": "-nessa,-nesse",
        "5": "-nesse",
        "6": "-nessa",
        "7": "-nesse",
        "8": "-nessum",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Old English feminine suffixes",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English suffixes",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Old English ō-stem nouns",
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        "Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives but also from verbs and other nouns, denoting quality or state; -ness"
      ],
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/nes/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "-ness"
    },
    {
      "word": "-nis"
    },
    {
      "word": "-niss"
    },
    {
      "word": "-nys"
    },
    {
      "word": "-nyss"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nes"
}

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