-𐍃𐌽𐌰

Gothic

Alternative forms

-𐌶𐌽𐌰 (-zna)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-snō (*-asnō, *-isnō, *-usnō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.

Suffix

-𐍃𐌽𐌰 • (-sna)

Forms feminine ō-stem nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

Usage notes

The exact form of this suffix is influenced by the stem of the word it is attached to: thus it manifests as -𐌰𐍃𐌽𐌰 (-asna) when attached to an a-stem as in 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌽𐌰 (hlaiwasna).

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-𐍃𐌽𐌰 -sna	-𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍃 -snōs
Vocative	-𐍃𐌽𐌰 -sna	-𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍃 -snōs
Accusative	-𐍃𐌽𐌰 -sna	-𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍃 -snōs
Genitive	-𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍃 -snōs	-𐍃𐌽𐍉 -snō
Dative	-𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹 -snai	-𐍃𐌽𐍉𐌼 -snōm

Derived terms

Gothic terms suffixed with -𐍃𐌽𐌰

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