-nesse

See also: nesse

English

Suffix

-nesse

  1. Obsolete spelling of -ness.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic *-nassī, from Proto-Germanic *-inassuz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /-nɛs(ə)/

    Suffix

    -nesse (plural -nessen or -nesses)

    1. Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns which denote a quality, state or condition.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: -ness
    • Scots: -nes

    See also

    References

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /nes.se/

    Suffix

    -nesse

    1. inflection of -nes:
      1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
      2. nominative/accusative plural