usser
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Old Frisian ūse(r) (“our”), Old Saxon ūser (“our”), Old High German unsēr, unsār (“our”), Old Norse órr, várr (“our”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂 (unsar, “our”). Related to Old English ūs (“us”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈus.ser/
Pronoun
usser (possessive)
- (Mercian) alternative form of ūre
Conjugation
Declension of usser — Strong only
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | usser | usser | usser |
| Accusative | usserne | usse | usser |
| Genitive | usses | usse | usses |
| Dative | ussum | usse | ussum |
| Instrumental | usse | usse | usse |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | usse | ussa, usse | usser |
| Accusative | usse | ussa, usse | usser |
| Genitive | ussa, ussera | ussa, ussera | ussa, ussera |
| Dative | ussum | ussum | ussum |
| Instrumental | ussum | ussum | ussum |