-nesse
See also: nesse
English
Suffix
-nesse
- 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)
- Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns which denote a quality, state or condition.
Derived terms
Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse
Descendants
See also
References
- “-nes(se, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 April 2018.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nes.se/
Suffix
-nesse
- inflection of -nes:
- accusative/genitive/dative singular
- nominative/accusative plural