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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German -isch. The native Dutch cognates are -s, earlier -sch. The pronunciation /is/ is due to an earlier pronunciation standard, by which all German vowels were to be tense. (The contemporary German standard pronunciation is /ɪʃ/). More at -ish.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-isch
- -ic
- fantastisch ― fantastic
- -ian
- utopisch ― utopian
Inflection
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Descendants
References
- ^ A. van Loey, "Schönfeld's Historische Grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 8. druk, 1970, →ISBN; § 171
German
Etymology
From Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪʃ/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /əʃ/ (variant in common speech)
Suffix
-isch
- an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and -ical
- of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality; often matches -ish or -ian
Related terms
See also
Middle English
Suffix
-isch
- Alternative form of -yssh