-cræft
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See also: cræft
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Identical to the noun cræft (“art, skill, strength”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-cræft m (noun-forming suffix)
- forms nouns denoting an art or science; -ology, -ics, -craft
- bōc (“book”) + -cræft → bōccræft (“literature”)
- flit (“argument”) + -cræft → flitcræft (“logic”)
- lǣċe (“doctor”) + -cræft → lǣċecræft (“medicine”)
- lēoþ (“poem”) + -cræft → lēoþcræft (“poetry”)
- rīm (“number”) + -cræft → rīmcræft (“mathematics”)
- stæf (“letter”) + -cræft → stæfcræft (“grammar”)
- tungol (“star”) + -cræft → tungolcræft (“astronomy”)
- weorc (“work”) + -cræft → weorccræft (“mechanics”)
- wiċċe (“witch”) + -cræft → wiċċecræft (“witchcraft”)
- forms nouns denoting strength or skill
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -cræft | -cræftas |
| accusative | -cræft | -cræftas |
| genitive | -cræftes | -cræfta |
| dative | -cræfte | -cræftum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English suffixes
- Old English noun-forming suffixes
- Old English masculine suffixes
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns