cneoris

Old English

Alternative forms
  • cnēores, cnēorys, cnēornis, cnēoress, cnēorisn

Etymology

Likely from cnēo (“generation”) +‎ *risn, a derivative related to Old English rīsan (“to rise”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkneːoris/

Noun

cnēoris f (nominative plural cnēorissa)

  1. a generation
  2. posterity
  3. race; tribe; family

Inflection
Declension of cneoris
Case Singular Plural
nominative cnēoris cnēorissa
accusative cnēorisse cnēorissa
genitive cnēorisse cnēorissa
dative cnēorisse cnēorissum
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