*-itją

Runic: ᛁᛏᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /it.jɑ̃/

suffix · forms nouns · neuter · ja-stem

Function

forms neuter action nouns from verbs in *-itjaną, denoting the act, process, practice, or result of the verbal action; roughly ‘the act/process of V-ing’, comparable in use to English -ing, -ation, or -age

Etymology

Nominal form of the Weak class 1 verb suffix *-itjaną. Compare the similarly formed suffix *-atją (Krahe & Meid 1969: 175–76).

Paradigm

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.-itją-itjō
Acc.-itją-itjō
Gen.-itjas, -itis-itjǫ̂
Dat.-itjai-itjamaz
Inst.-itjō-itjamiz
Voc.-itją-itjō

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Descendants

  • *-iti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -ett, -et, -ettes (Old English)
  • *-iti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-iti (Old Dutch)
      • -te (Middle Dutch)
        • ge- -te, -te (Dutch)
  • *-iti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -izzi (Old High German)
      • -ze (Middle High German)
        • -ze (German)
  • *-iti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-iti (Old Saxon)
      • -te (Middle Low German)

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