-nesse

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English

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Suffix

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-nesse

  1. Obsolete spelling of -ness.

Middle English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-nesse (plural -nessen or -nesses)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: -ness
  • Scots: -nes

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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-nesse

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