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-ich
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Appendix:Variations of "ich"
German
Alternative forms
de -ig e.g. de Sinzig from la Sentiacum
Etymology
Principally from de la -iacum, itself from de cel - (compare cel-pro *-ākos). However, other names were sometimes adapted to the suffix, as in de Limperich (now a district of de Bonn), which goes back to gmh Lintberg.
Pronunciation
de /ɪç/
Suffix
de suffix
Placename suffix found in the Rhineland.
Related terms
de Altrich Bertrich Bessenich Dieblich Disternich Elvenich Emmerich Endenich Firmenich Fischenich Füssenich Gevenich Gymnich Gürzenich Jülich Kärlich Keldenich Kendenich Kessenich Kesternich Kirspenich Lechenich Lessenich Limperich Linnich Linzenich Lobberich Lövenich Mechernich Mengenich Merzenich Mesenich Metternich Morschenich Mützenich Nemmenich Nickenich Nörvenich Setterich Sevenich Sinzenich Stetternich Türnich Ülpenich Vernich Zieverich Zülpich
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
dum -ech
Etymology
dum :inh odt:-ig
From dum odt -ig, from dum gmw-pro *-g, from dum gem-pro *-īgaz, gem-pro *-agaz, gem-pro *-ugaz.
Suffix
dum suffix adjective-forming suffixes
-y; forms adjectives from nouns.
Derived terms
dum
Descendants
nl -ig
Middle English
Etymology 1
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -isch
Etymology 2
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -y -y -y
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh -ec, gmh -ic, from pdc goh -ig, from pdc gem-pro *-gaz, from pdc ine-pro *-kos. Compare de -ig, nl -ig, en -y, sv -ig.
Suffix
pdc suffix
pdc adjectival -y
Polish
Etymology
pl nominal :af -i-<id:interfix> -ch<id:nominal> + 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
pl suffix m-pr
pl -ch
pl żenić żenich
pl budzić Budzich
Declension
Derived terms
pl
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From stq ofs -ich, from stq gem-pro *-īgaz, variant of gem-pro *-gaz, from stq ine-pro *-kos. Compare de - and nl -ig, en -y.
Suffix
stq suffix
-y
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
gd -aich broad version
Etymology
From gd sga -igidir (whence also ga -igh), originally a denominative verb formative, from gd cel-pro *-sagyetor; compare cy -hau.
Suffix
gd suffix
Suffix used to form verbs; semi-productive in Scottish Gaelic.
Conjugation
-achadh
Derived terms
gd
West Frisian
Etymology
From fy ofs -ich, from fy gem-pro *-īgaz, variant of gem-pro *-gaz, from fy ine-pro *-kos.
Suffix
fy suffix adjective-forming suffixes
-y
Further reading
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