"-isch" meaning in Middle English

See -isch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-iʃ/, /-is/ [Northern, especially]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, with some forms and senses influenced by Old French -ais, -eis and and Old Norse -isk. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:-isċ<id:-ish>|id=adjective}} [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" }" data-id="adjective" data-lang="enm" data-title="-isch" id="Middle_English:_adjective">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|-isċ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English -isċ, {{inh+|enm|ang|-isċ}} Inherited from Old English -isċ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-isk}} Proto-West Germanic *-isk, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-iskaz}} Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, {{bor|enm|fro|-ais}} Old French -ais, {{der|enm|non|-isk}} Old Norse -isk Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -isch Forms: -as [alternative], -ce [alternative], -ech [alternative], -es [alternative], -esh [alternative], -eshe [alternative], -esse [alternative], -ez [alternative], -ich [alternative], -iche [alternative], -ichs [alternative], -iȝsh [alternative], -ijs [alternative], -is [alternative], -isc [alternative], -isce [alternative], -ische [alternative], -ise [alternative], -ish [alternative], -ishe [alternative], -ishs [alternative], -iske [alternative], -issce [alternative], -isse [alternative], -sæ [alternative], -ych [alternative], -yche [alternative], -ychs [alternative], -yȝsh [alternative], -ys [alternative], -ysc [alternative], -ysce [alternative], -yse [alternative], -ysh [alternative], -yshe [alternative], -yshs [alternative], -yske [alternative], -yssce [alternative], -yssch [alternative], -yssche [alternative], -ysse [alternative], -yssh [alternative], -ysshe [alternative]
  1. Affixed to proper nouns to form names of ethnic groups, languages, and nationalities. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--isch-enm-suffix-kejU7S3r Categories (other): Middle High German entries with etymology texts, Middle High German entries with etymon, Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with etymology texts: 5 4 7 29 10 18 6 10 12 Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with etymon: 5 3 7 31 10 18 5 9 11 Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 14 26 9 17 4 8 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 1 7 24 7 20 1 2 13 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 42 14 34 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 14 35 8
  2. Affixed to nouns to form adjectives denoting similarity to the base noun. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--isch-enm-suffix-mIVBAqoX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 14 35 8
  3. (uncommon) Affixed to place names to form demonyms. Tags: morpheme, uncommon
    Sense id: en--isch-enm-suffix-UFgLklvJ Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 1 7 24 7 20 1 2 13 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 14 35 8
  4. (uncommon, Late Middle English) Affixed to other adjectives to weaken the sense; rather, somewhat. Tags: Late-Middle-English, morpheme, uncommon
    Sense id: en--isch-enm-suffix-NflDRMhv Categories (other): Late Middle English

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "-ish"
    },
    {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "raw_tags": [
            "non-productive"
          ],
          "word": "-s"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "-ish"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "-is"
    },
    {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "raw_tags": [
            "non-productive"
          ],
          "word": "-s"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "-ish"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "-isch"
    }
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        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ang:-isċ<id:-ish>",
        "id": "adjective"
      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
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      },
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    {
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      },
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "-ais"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French -ais",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "-isk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -isk",
      "name": "der"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-as",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-es",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ez",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ich",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ichs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iȝsh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ijs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-is",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ische",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ise",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ishe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ishs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-issce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sæ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ych",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ychs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yȝsh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ys",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yshs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssch",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
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        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "suffix",
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      ],
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        ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "Affixed to nouns to form adjectives denoting similarity to the base noun."
      ],
      "id": "en--isch-enm-suffix-mIVBAqoX",
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          "noun",
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        ],
        [
          "adjective",
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        ],
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          "denoting",
          "denote#English"
        ],
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          "similarity",
          "similarity#English"
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      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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        "Affixed to place names to form demonyms."
      ],
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        ]
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        "(uncommon) Affixed to place names to form demonyms."
      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Affixed to other adjectives to weaken the sense; rather, somewhat."
      ],
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          "adjective#English"
        ],
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          "weaken#English"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense#English"
        ],
        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "somewhat",
          "somewhat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon, Late Middle English) Affixed to other adjectives to weaken the sense; rather, somewhat."
      ],
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        "Late-Middle-English",
        "morpheme",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-iʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-is/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-isch"
}
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    {
      "form": "-as",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-es",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ez",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ich",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ichs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iȝsh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ijs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-is",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ische",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ise",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ishe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ishs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-issce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sæ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ych",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ychs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yȝsh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ys",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yshs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssch",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-isch",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Affixed to proper nouns to form names of ethnic groups, languages, and nationalities."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "proper noun",
          "proper noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "ethnic group",
          "ethnic group#English"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language#English"
        ],
        [
          "nationalities",
          "nationality#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Affixed to nouns to form adjectives denoting similarity to the base noun."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "noun",
          "noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ],
        [
          "denoting",
          "denote#English"
        ],
        [
          "similarity",
          "similarity#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Affixed to place names to form demonyms."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "place name",
          "place name#English"
        ],
        [
          "demonym",
          "demonym#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) Affixed to place names to form demonyms."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English",
        "Middle English terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Affixed to other adjectives to weaken the sense; rather, somewhat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ],
        [
          "weaken",
          "weaken#English"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense#English"
        ],
        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "somewhat",
          "somewhat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon, Late Middle English) Affixed to other adjectives to weaken the sense; rather, somewhat."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "morpheme",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-iʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-is/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-isch"
}

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