"oldish" meaning in English

See oldish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔldɪʃ/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oldish.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-oldish.wav [US] Forms: more oldish [comparative], most oldish [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English oldish From old + -ish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|old|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English oldish [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-isk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-isċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isch", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "oldish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="oldish"> From old + -ish. Head templates: {{en-adj}} oldish (comparative more oldish, superlative most oldish)
  1. somewhat old Derived forms: oldishness Translations (somewhat old): հնավուն (hnavun) (Armenian), ältlich (German), μεγαλούτσικος (megaloútsikos) (Greek), старова́тый (starovátyj) (Russian), старува́тий (staruvátyj) (Ukrainian)
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