-ish

Betekenis (English)

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

Synonyms

Y

Y

-like

concerning

hardly

ish

quasi

related to

somewhat

-esque

about

-ic

almost

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪʃ/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: -ish

Inherited from Old English: -isċ

Cognate with Nederlands: -s

Cognate with Duits: -isch

Cognate with Nederlands: -isch

Cognate with Noors: -

Cognate with Deens: -

Cognate with Sweeds: -isk

Cognate with Litaus: -iškas

Cognate with Russies: -ский

Cognate with Antieke Grieks: -

Inherited from 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.