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ISC -isc- iść
Middle English
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -isch
Old English
Alternative forms
ang -ysċ
Pronunciation
-isċ
Etymology 1
ang gem-pro ine-pro 2
From ang gmw-pro *-isk.
ang -ish :inh gmw-pro:*-isk<id:adjective>
Suffix
-isċ
-ish; forms relational adjectives, i.e. adjectives meaning “of or relating to”, from nouns and proper nouns
ang ċild<t:child> ċildisċ<t:childish>
ang ielf<t:elf> ielfisċ<t:elvish>
ang man<t:person> mennisċ<t:human>
ang þēod<t:nation> þēodisċ<t:national>
Usage notes
Replaces la -icus in loanwords.
Almost the only suffix used to form demonym adjectives, i.e. those meaning "of some ethnic group or nationality": ang Frīsa a Frisian → ang Frīsisċ Frisian. Other examples include ang Āfricānisċ African, ang Arabisċ Arabian, ang Assirisċ Assyrian, ang Brettisċ British, ang Centisċ Kentish, ang Crēċisċ Greek, ang Denisċ Danish, ang Egyptisċ Egyptian, ang Englisċ English, ang Frenċisċ French/Frankish, ang Gotisċ Gothic, ang Indisċ Indian, ang Iūdēisċ Jewish, ang Ispānisċ Spanish, ang Isrāēlisċ Israelite, ang Langbeardisċ Lombardic, ang Mæcedonisċ Macedonian, ang Mierċisċ Mercian, ang Norþanhymbrisċ Northumbrian, ang Persisċ Persian, ang Pihtisċ Pictish, ang Rōmānisċ Roman, ang Samaritānisċ Samaritan, ang Sċyttisċ Scottish, ang *Seaxisċ Saxon, ang Sicilisċ Sicilian, ang Syrisċ Syrian, ang Syrofēnisċ Syrophoenician, ang Troiānisċ Trojan, and ang wīelisċ Welsh. The word for "Ethiopian," ang Siġelhearwen, is a rare exception to this pattern.
Declension
-isċ
Descendants
enm -ish -isch
sco -is
en -ish
Etymology 2
From ang gem-pro *-iską, gem-pro *-iskiją.
Alternative forms
ang -isċe
Suffix
-isċ n
ang collective forms nouns with a collective or group force
ang þeġnisċ service, religious service, ministry
ang hīwisċ household
ang īdisċ property, household, family belongings, stuff
Declension
-isċ
Derived terms
ang
Old High German
Etymology
goh :inh gmw-pro:*-isk<id:adjective> adjective +
Pronunciation
goh
Suffix
goh suffix
used to form adjectives
goh himilisc heavenly from goh himil heaven
Derived terms
goh
Descendants
gmh -isch