"-isch" meaning in German

See -isch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɪʃ/ [standard], /əʃ/ [variant] (note: in common speech) Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--isch.wav
Etymology: From Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|inh|gmh>-isch>adjective|id=adjective|text=1}} From Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -isch
  1. an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and -ical Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--isch-de-suffix-AbClC36h Categories (other): Middle High German entries with etymology texts, Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, German entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with etymology texts: 19 17 15 15 12 22 Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 23 14 13 22 Disambiguation of German entries with etymology texts: 45 55
  2. of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality; often matches -ish or -ian Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--isch-de-suffix-vZOHqdrg Categories (other): Middle High German entries with etymology texts, Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, German entries with etymology texts, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with etymology texts: 19 17 15 15 12 22 Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 23 14 13 22 Disambiguation of German entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "-isch",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: -isch\nAfrikaans: -ies\n→ Indonesian: -is",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
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    }
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      "name": "etymon"
    }
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "allegorisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "altmodisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "apathisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bürokratisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "chinesisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "euklidisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Euklidisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hierokratisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kritisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lateinisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Lutherisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lutherisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "metaphorisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "russisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-'sch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-sch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-lich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-ig"
    }
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        "an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and -ical"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-ic",
          "-ic#English"
        ],
        [
          "-ical",
          "-ical#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "33 67",
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          "-ish#English"
        ],
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          "-ian",
          "-ian#English"
        ]
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/əʃ/",
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      ]
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}
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
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    "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "etymon"
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  "lang_code": "de",
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    {
      "word": "allegorisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "altmodisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "apathisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "bürokratisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "chinesisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "euklidisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Euklidisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "hierokratisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "kritisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "lateinisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lutherisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "lutherisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "metaphorisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "russisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "-'sch"
    },
    {
      "word": "-sch"
    },
    {
      "word": "-lich"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ig"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and -ical"
      ],
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        [
          "-ic",
          "-ic#English"
        ],
        [
          "-ical",
          "-ical#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality; often matches -ish or -ian"
      ],
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          "-ish",
          "-ish#English"
        ],
        [
          "-ian",
          "-ian#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/əʃ/",
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      "tags": [
        "variant"
      ]
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    }
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