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, + *-ī.

    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

    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