bareness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English bare

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English bareness

From bare + -ness.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛə.nəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɚ.nəs/
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.nəs/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbeə.nəs/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbiə.nəs/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɹ.nəs/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː(ɹ).nəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)nəs

Noun

bareness (countable and uncountable, plural barenesses)

1. The state of being bare.

Anagrams

• Bernases, bearness