"-ich" meaning in German

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        "2": "cel",
        "3": "-"
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Bonn"
      },
      "expansion": "Bonn",
      "name": "l"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "Lintberg"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German Lintberg",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Principally from Latin -iacum, itself from Celtic (compare *-ākos). However, other names were sometimes adapted to the suffix, as in Limperich (now a district of Bonn), which goes back to Middle High German Lintberg.",
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      "expansion": "-ich",
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Placename suffix found in the Rhineland."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Rhineland",
          "Rhineland#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Altrich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bertrich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bessenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dieblich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Disternich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elvenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Emmerich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Endenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Firmenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fischenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Füssenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gevenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gürzenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gymnich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jülich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kärlich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Keldenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kendenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kessenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kesternich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kirspenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lechenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lessenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Limperich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Linnich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Linzenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lobberich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lövenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mechernich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mengenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Merzenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mesenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Metternich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Morschenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mützenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nemmenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nickenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nörvenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Setterich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sevenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sinzenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stetternich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Türnich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ülpenich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vernich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zieverich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zülpich"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "e.g. Sinzig from Sentiacum",
          "word": "-ig"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪç/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ich"
}

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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "-iacum"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -iacum",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "cel",
        "3": "-"
      },
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    },
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "1": "de",
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      },
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      "name": "l"
    },
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        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "Lintberg"
      },
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      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Principally from Latin -iacum, itself from Celtic (compare *-ākos). However, other names were sometimes adapted to the suffix, as in Limperich (now a district of Bonn), which goes back to Middle High German Lintberg.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ich",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
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      "word": "Altrich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bertrich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bessenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dieblich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Disternich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elvenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Emmerich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Endenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Firmenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fischenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Füssenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gevenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gürzenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gymnich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jülich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kärlich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Keldenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kendenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kessenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kesternich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kirspenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lechenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lessenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Limperich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Linnich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Linzenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lobberich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lövenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mechernich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mengenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Merzenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mesenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Metternich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Morschenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mützenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nemmenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nickenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nörvenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Setterich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sevenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sinzenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stetternich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Türnich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ülpenich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vernich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zieverich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zülpich"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "German 1-syllable words",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German suffixes",
        "German terms derived from Celtic languages",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Placename suffix found in the Rhineland."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Rhineland",
          "Rhineland#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪç/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "e.g. Sinzig from Sentiacum",
      "word": "-ig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ich"
}