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-nes

  • suffix
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Grammar
-nes, -nes[s],-nys[s], a frequently occurring suffix of feminine abstract nouns, cf.
Etymology
Goth. -assus, e. g. ufar-assus
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O. H. Ger. -nessi; f. nessi ; n.; -nissa, -nissi; f. -nissi; n. v. Grimm. Gram. ii. 321 sqq.
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