Feminine equivalent of masculine -areis?

Michael Erwin merwin at BTINTERNET.COM
Sun Dec 2 06:36:16 UTC 2007


Does Gothic include a feminine noun-ending equivalent to the  
masculine -areis?

I know that English -ess (often alternates with masc. -er) and -rix  
(*always* alternates with masc. -or, e.g. aviatrix, unless people are  
really sloppy) both come from Latin. But have they replaced Germanic  
feminine noun-endings?

Mike Erwin
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