־ניש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissi, from Proto-Germanic *-nassuz (“-ness”). Cognate with English -ness, German -nis and Gothic -𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (-assus), -𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (-inassus).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɪʃ]

Suffix

־ניש • (-nish) n

  1. -ness.

See also
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Yiddish_words_suffixed_with_%D6%BE%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A9' title='Category:Yiddish words suffixed with ־ניש'>Yiddish words suffixed with ־ניש</a>

References
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