"-iche" meaning in All languages combined

See -iche on Wiktionary

Suffix [French]

IPA: /iʃ/ Forms: -iches [plural]
Etymology: Apparently originally a dialectal reflex of Late Latin -icia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns from adjectives, from Latin -itia. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|la-lat|-icia}} Late Latin -icia, {{der|fr|la|-itia}} Latin -itia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -iche f (noun-forming suffix, plural -iches)
  1. forms colloquial nouns, chiefly with hypocoristic effect Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--iche-fr-suffix-T43YapNy Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Suffix [French]

IPA: /iʃ/ Forms: -iches [plural]
Etymology: Apparently originally a dialectal reflex of Late Latin -icia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns from adjectives, from Latin -itia. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|la-lat|-icia}} Late Latin -icia, {{der|fr|la|-itia}} Latin -itia Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -iche (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iches)
  1. forms colloquial adjectives, chiefly with hypocoristic effect Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--iche-fr-suffix-IZzxDkMd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Suffix [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|var=1}} -iche
  1. alternative form of -isch Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -isch
    Sense id: en--iche-enm-suffix-1yvL3otc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Suffix [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|var=1}} -iche
  1. alternative form of -y (e.g. differentliche) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -y (extra: e.g. differentliche)
    Sense id: en--iche-enm-suffix-eWnAv9UZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Suffix [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: [içə] Forms: -aiche [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagiyos. Etymology templates: {{der|gd|sga|-aige}} Old Irish -aige, {{der|gd|cel-pro|*sagiyos}} Proto-Celtic *sagiyos Head templates: {{head|gd|suffix|sort=iche}} -iche
  1. -ist, -er; Forms nouns with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’ Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--iche-gd-suffix-0g~IdQFh Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 25 14 0 0 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 13 0 0 43 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 8 0 0 62 14 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic terms with redundant sortkeys: 74 26
  2. An agent suffix attached to verbs, -er: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--iche-gd-suffix-zyX4PkaW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -ach, -adair, -air, -aire, -ear

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -iche meaning in All languages combined (5.5kB)

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