-else

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish -ilse, later -ælsæ, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo, from Proto-West Germanic *-islī. Also used to represent the Middle Low German suffix -nisse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-əlsə/, [-əlsə] === Suffix === -else Added to a verb to form a noun for an action or process. ‎afbryde (“interrupt”) + ‎-else → ‎afbrydelse (“interruption”) The result of, or something related to, such an action or process ==== Declension ==== (common gender) (neuter gender) ==== Synonyms ==== -ing -sel -tion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Norwegian Bokmål: -else → Norwegian Nynorsk: -else === References === “-else” in Den Danske Ordbog == Low German == === Alternative forms === -els -elsch -sel -el === Etymology === From Middle Low German -else, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo; from Proto-West Germanic *-islī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əlsə/, [(ə)lzə] === Suffix === -else n Creating, from a verb, a noun which is created by the action of this verb (not necessarily one with which the verb is supposed to be done). Backelse (“pastry”): that which is baked (in a wider sense anything baked like bread and cakes) — from backen (“to bake”) Radelse (“riddle”): that which is guessed — from raden (“to guess”); compare German Rätsel, Dutch raadsel, Old English rǣdelse Riemelse (“rhyme”): that which is rhymed — from riemen (“to rhyme”) == Middle Low German == === Alternative forms === -sel === Etymology === From Old Saxon -isli, from Proto-West Germanic *-islī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əlzə/ === Suffix === -else n (usually) Creating a noun from a verb, denoting something on which the verb is performed. ‎backen (“to bake”) + ‎-else → ‎backelse n (“a baked good”, literally “that which is created by baking”) Creating a noun from a verb, denoting an object which is used to perform the verb. ‎decken (“to cover”) + ‎-else → ‎deckelse n (“a cover, a roof, a wrapping”, literally “that which is used to cover”) ==== Descendants ==== Plautdietsch: -sel == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Mostly from Danish -else, from Old Danish -ælsæ -ilse, with metathesis of -sl- to -ls- from Old Saxon -isli, -islo. Also from West Germanic loanwords, partly with metathesis of suffixes -sel and -sle from Middle Low German -nisse, from Old Saxon -nissi, from Proto-West Germanic *-nassī (forms abstract nouns), from *-nass, from Proto-Germanic *-inassuz + *-ī, from Proto-Germanic *-į̄, from Proto-Indo-European *-i-h₂, from *-h₂ (creates collective nouns). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛlsə/, /ˌəlsə/ Rhymes: -ɛlsə, -əlsə Hyphenation: -el‧se Homophones: Else, -elset === Suffix === -else m or n (definite singular neuter -elset, definite singular masculine -elsen, indefinite plural -elser, definite plural -elsene or -elsa) Used to form verbal nouns denoting an action. avgjørelse, forståelse, anfektelse, bebudelse, oppstandelse ― decision, understanding, challenge, proclamation, resurrection Used to form verbal nouns synonymous with the -ing ending. drøftelse, oversettelse, tilretteleggelse, utdannelse ― discussion, translation, facilitation, education Used to form verbal nouns denoting a different meaning than the -ing ending. forbindelse, lignelse ― connection, parable Used to form verbal nouns with a specific meaning, usually the result of an action skrivelse, spøkelse, stivelse ― writing, ghost, starch ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== -ing, -ning (“forms nouns”) === References === “-else” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “-else” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). === Anagrams === esel, esle, lees, lese, sele == Old English == === Alternative forms === -elle === Etymology === A metathetic form of Proto-West Germanic *-islī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /el.se/, [eɫ.ze] === Suffix === -else f (feminine suffix for inanimate objects) suffix creating nouns from verbs rǣdelse ― counsel, advice, riddle, enigma myrrelse, mierrelse ― an offense, scandal; stumblingblock ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== -els ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: -le == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Saxon -isli, -islo, from Proto-West Germanic *-islī. Also used to represent the Middle Low German suffix -nisse. === Suffix === -else c -ment, -tion, -ing suffix creating nouns from verbs ‎röra (“to move”) + ‎-else → ‎rörelse (“movement”) ‎hända (“to happen”) + ‎-else → ‎händelse (“occurrence”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====