stæfgefeg
Old English
Etymology
From stæf (“letter”) + ġefēġ (“joining, combination”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstæf.jeˌfeːj/, [ˈstæv.jeˌfeːj]
Noun
stæfġefēġ n
- a combination of letters
- (grammar) a syllable
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
- Syllaba is stæfġefēġ on ānre orþung ġeendod.
- [Latin] Syllaba is a syllable ended in a breath.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
- (when formed of two letters) diphthong
- formation of letter in writing
- letters
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stæfġefēġ | stæfġefēġ |
| accusative | stæfġefēġ | stæfġefēġ |
| genitive | stæfġefēġes | stæfġefēġa |
| dative | stæfġefēġe | stæfġefēġum |