-ettan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *-attjan, *-ittjan, *-uttjan, from Proto-Germanic *-atjaną, *-itjaną, *-utjaną (verbal suffix). Related to English -ise.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ettan

  1. used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives (compare English -ate, -ize), frequently having a causative force.
    bōt (remedy, cure) + ‎-ettan → ‎bōtettan (to remedy, cure)
    lēaslīċ (false) + ‎-ettan → ‎lēaslīcettan (to dissemble, be false)
    lāþ (hatred, hostility; loathesome) + ‎-ettan → ‎lāþettan (to loathe)
  2. verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification
    blīcan (to shine) + ‎-ettan → ‎blīcettan (to glitter)
    hlēapan (to jump, to leap) + ‎-ettan → ‎hlēapettan (to jump up)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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