Contionary:-nis

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk -niss, from Old Skundavisk -nissu, -nassu, from Halmisk -ᚾᚨᛊᛊᚢ (--nassu), -ᚾᚨᛊᛊᚢᛉ (-nassuŕ), from Proto-Germanic *-nassuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪs/

Suffix

-nis m. (genitive -nis, plural nisse)

1. -ness, -ty (used to form nouns from adjectives or nouns)

   bitter > bitternis

   bitter > bitterness