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-isc

-isc

See also: iść

Old English

Suffix

-isc

  1. of or pertaining to; -ish
  2. used to form words denoting ethnicity or nationality
    Englisc "English"

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-iską, *-iskiją.

Alternative forms

Suffix

-isc, -isce n

  1. suffix forming nouns with a collective or group force
    þēnisc "service, religious service, ministry"
    hīwisc, hīwisce "household"
    īdisc "property, household, family belongings, stuff"
Declension

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (-ish).

Suffix

-isc

  1. used to form adjectives
    himilisc (heavenly) from himil (heaven)


Descendants