"-ish" meaning in All languages combined

See -ish on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

IPA: /ɪʃ/ [UK] Audio: en-us--ish.ogg [US] Forms: -ish
Head templates: {{suffix}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Similar, but not exactly. Synonyms: -esque, -like
    Sense id: simple--ish-en-suffix-cTdDPZ3l
  2. Adjectives suffixed with -ish forms nouns that means that something is similar to or being like it.
    Sense id: simple--ish-en-suffix-v2JCcJz7
  3. Adjectives suffixed with -ish from nation or region names belongs to or is related to a nationality, place, language.
    Sense id: simple--ish-en-suffix-uTu-Dea4
     
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        {
          "text": "British, Cornish, Danish, English, Finnish, Irish, Jewish, Polish, Scottish, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish etc."
        }
      ],
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        }
      ]
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      ]
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