# -nis

-nis is a German suffix meaning “A suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or adjectives.. In some cases the suffix is feminine.”.

## In other languages

- Русский: образует существительные среднего и женского рода

## Suffix

1. A suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or adjectives.. In some cases the suffix is feminine.
   - hindern (“to hinder, to hamper”) → Hindernis (“an obstacle”)

## Suffix

1. A suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or adjectives, etymologically identical to the preceding.
   - erlauben (“to permit”) → Erlaubnis (“permission”)

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/-nis