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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