Part of speech: noun
Gender: feminine
Stem: -īn/ō-
strength; power (also strenȝþu, strenȝðu)
Etymology
[Mod E STRENGTH ← Prot-Germ *straŋgiþō; OHG strengida; Dt strengte]
Paradigm
1.1.2. (d) -īn/ō- stem
(subtype of -ō- stem nouns)
feminine gender
Abstract nouns derived from adjectives. strenȝ- (< *strangīn-; cf a stranȝ (strong)).
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nouns, īn-/-ō- stem, feminine gender
strenȝu
(strength) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | strenȝu, strenȝo | strenȝa, strenȝe, strenȝu, strenȝo |
| genitive | strenȝe, strenȝu, strenȝo | strenȝa |
| dative (instrumental) | strenȝe, strenȝu, strenȝo | strenȝum |
| accusative | strenȝe, strenȝu, strenȝo | strenȝa |
As seen from the above table, in the nouns belonging to this type (-īn/ō-), endings of the Nom case were spreading by analogy to other cases (except for Gen and Dat pl), resulting in the gradual transition of the nouns of this type virtually into the category of indeclinable words already in the OE period.
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