-ish

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (morpheme) Typical of, similar to, being like.
2. (morpheme) Somewhat, rather.
3. (especially, morpheme) About, approximately.
4. (morpheme) Of, belonging, or relating to (a nationality, place, language or similar association with something).

Sinonieme

Y

-like

concerning

hardly

ish

quasi

related to

somewhat

-esque

about

-ic

almost

Vertalings

-achtig

-ig

-ica

-isch

-ico

-isch

-ικός

-esque

Augenstern

-ique

-ico

-ica

environ

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: -ish

Geërf van Old English: -isċ

Verwante met Nederlands: -s

Verwante met Duits: -isch

Verwante met Nederlands: -isch

Verwante met Noors: -

Verwante met Deens: -

Verwante met Sweeds: -isk

Verwante met Litaus: -iškas

Verwante met Russies: -ский

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: -

Geërf van Middle English: -ishen

In summary

From Middle English -ish, -isch, from Old English -isċ (“-ish”, suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Cognate with Dutch -s; German -isch (whence Dutch -isch); Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish -isk or -sk; Lithuanian -iškas; Russian -ский (-skij); and the Ancient Greek diminutive suffix -ίσκος (-ískos). Doublet of -esque and -ski.