"-icht" meaning in German

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Suffix

IPA: /ɪçt/ Forms: -igt [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle High German -eht, from Old High German -ohti, -ahti. Cognate with Alemannic German -et, Bavarian -at, East Central German -it. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-eht}} Middle High German -eht, {{inh|de|goh|-ohti, -ahti}} Old High German -ohti, -ahti, {{cog|gsw|-et}} Alemannic German -et, {{cog|bar|-ert|-at}} Bavarian -at, {{cog|gmw-ecg|-it}} East Central German -it Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -icht, {{tlb|de|unproductive|with one exception highly|_|archaic}} (unproductive, with one exception highly archaic)
  1. used to form adjectives, generally from nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--icht-de-suffix-yJnypFZV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɪçt/ Forms: -igt [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle High German -ech, -ach, from Old High German -āhi. Paragogic -t after a final fricative is fairly common in Modern German (e.g. sonst, Saft); in this case likely reinforced by confusion with etymology 1 above. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-ech, -ach}} Middle High German -ech, -ach, {{inh|de|goh|-āhi}} Old High German -āhi Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -icht, {{tlb|de|unproductive|now|rare}} (unproductive, now rare)
  1. used to form collective nouns from adjectives, nouns and verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--icht-de-suffix-Y2GHuzDR Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -eht",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "-ohti, -ahti"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-et"
      },
      "expansion": "Alemannic German -et",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bar",
        "2": "-ert",
        "3": "-at"
      },
      "expansion": "Bavarian -at",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-ecg",
        "2": "-it"
      },
      "expansion": "East Central German -it",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -eht, from Old High German -ohti, -ahti. Cognate with Alemannic German -et, Bavarian -at, East Central German -it.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-igt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "unproductive",
        "3": "with one exception highly",
        "4": "_",
        "5": "archaic"
      },
      "expansion": "(unproductive, with one exception highly archaic)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "Tor (“fool”) + -icht → töricht (“foolish”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Stein (“stone”) + -icht → steinicht (“stony”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Dreck (“dirt”) + -icht → dreckicht (“dirty”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -āhi",
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        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "dick (“thick, dense”) + -icht → Dickicht n (“thicket”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Rohr (“tube, reed”) + -icht → Röhricht n (“bush of reed”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kehren (“to sweep”) + -icht → Kehricht m (“dry dirt”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "collective#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪçt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-icht"
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    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Alemannic German -et",
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    },
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        "1": "bar",
        "2": "-ert",
        "3": "-at"
      },
      "expansion": "Bavarian -at",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-ecg",
        "2": "-it"
      },
      "expansion": "East Central German -it",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "unproductive",
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        "5": "archaic"
      },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "Tor (“fool”) + -icht → töricht (“foolish”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Stein (“stone”) + -icht → steinicht (“stony”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Dreck (“dirt”) + -icht → dreckicht (“dirty”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪçt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-icht"
}

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    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Rohr (“tube, reed”) + -icht → Röhricht n (“bush of reed”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kehren (“to sweep”) + -icht → Kehricht m (“dry dirt”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "used to form collective nouns from adjectives, nouns and verbs"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪçt/"
    }
  ],
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