-nesse

nesse English Suffix en -ness. Middle English Alternative forms enm -nece -nes -nesce -ness -nis -nisse enm -næs early; enm -næsse La enm -nez especially NM; enm -nus -nusse S SWM rare Etymology enm -ness :inh ang:-nes<id:-ness> From the oblique forms of enm ang -nes, from enm gmw-pro *-nassī, from enm gem-pro *-inassuz. Pronunciation enm /-nɛs(ə)/ Suffix enm suffix plural -nesses noun-forming suffixes Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns which denote a quality, state or condition. enm dep<id:deep><t:deep> -nesse depnesse<t:depth> enm even<id:flat><t:even> -nesse evennesse<t:evenness> enm schrewed<t:malign> -nesse schrewednesse<t:malignity> Derived terms enm Descendants en -ness gmw-msc -nes sco -ness See also enm -hede References -nes(se suf MED29359 9 April 2018 Old English Pronunciation -nesse Suffix ang suffix form ang -nes acc//gen//dat s ; nom//acc pl