-ish

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

Y

-like

concerning

hardly

ish

quasi

related to

somewhat

-esque

about

-ic

almost

Translations

-achtig

-ig

-ica

-isch

-ico

-isch

-ικός

-esque

Augenstern

-ique

-ico

-ica

environ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -ish

Inherited from Old English: -isċ

Cognate with Dutch: -s

Cognate with German: -isch

Cognate with Dutch: -isch

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Swedish: -isk

Cognate with Lithuanian: -iškas

Cognate with Russian: -ский

Cognate with Ancient Greek: -

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.