-cian
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *-ukōn, *-ikōn, from Proto-Germanic *-ukōną, *-ikōną.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-cian
- suffix applied to verbs and deverbal nouns to form other verbs with an intensive or frequentative force
Usage notes
edit- Occasionally triggers i-mutation in the verb stem.
Conjugation
editConjugation of -cian (weak class 2)
infinitive | -cian | -cienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | -ciġe | -code |
second person singular | -cast | -codest |
third person singular | -caþ | -code |
plural | -ciaþ | -codon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | -ciġe | -code |
plural | -ciġen | -coden |
imperative | ||
singular | -ca | |
plural | -ciaþ | |
participle | present | past |
-ciende | (ġe)-cod |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editCategories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English suffixes
- Old English class 2 weak verbs