< Reconstruction:Old English
Reconstruction:Old English/spinnestre
Old English
Etymology
spinnan + -estre
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspin.nes.tre/
Noun
*spinnestre m
- spinster (a woman whose job is spinning thread)
Declension
Declension of *spinnestre (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | *spinnestre | *spinnestran |
accusative | *spinnestran | *spinnestran |
genitive | *spinnestran | *spinnestrena |
dative | *spinnestran | *spinnestrum |
Descendants
- Middle English: spynnestere, spynnester, spynnestre, spynster, spynstere
- English: spinster
- Scots: spinster