-sn
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *-snō (*-asnō, *-isnō, *-usnō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-sn
- Forms feminine ō-stem nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
Usage notes[edit]
The exact form of this suffix is influenced by the stem of the word it is attached to: thus it manifests as -esn when attached to an a-stem as in lybesn.
Declension[edit]
Declension of -sn (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English suffixes
- Old English noun-forming suffixes
- Old English ō-stem nouns