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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-nassī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *-nussī (īn-stem; neuter ja-stem)
  • *-nassi, *-nussi (feminine jo-stem)

Etymology

From *-nass, from Proto-Germanic *-inassuz, + *.

Suffix

*-nassī f[1]

  1. Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives, denoting quality or state; -ness

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *-nassī
Genitive *-nassīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *-nassī
Accusative *-nassīn
Genitive *-nassīn
Dative *-nassīn
Instrumental *-nassīn
Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *-nassī
Genitive *-nassijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *-nassī *-nassiju
Accusative *-nassī *-nassiju
Genitive *-nassijas *-nassijō
Dative *-nassijē *-nassijum
Instrumental *-nassiju *-nassijum

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-nassī

Descendants

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131:*-nVssī
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