-sn

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sn/

Suffix

-sn

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 -esn when attached to an a-stem as in lybesn.

Declension

Declension of -sn (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-sn	-sna, -sne
accusative	-sne	-sna, -sne
genitive	-sne	-sna
dative	-sne	-snum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -sn