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German
Etymology
From Hebrew אִשָׁה ('ishá, “woman”) via Yiddish or Rotwelsch.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ische f (genitive Ische, plural Ischen)
- (dated, informal) chick, girl, girlfriend
- Synonym: Mädchen
2010 May 17, Holger Gertz, “Das Leben vor und in der Glotze”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:Brandt lacht und gluckst ein bisschen dabei. Was Zlatko jetzt macht? "Der schraubt Autos und ist mit seiner Dings zusammen, seiner Ische." Ische ist vermutlich so was wie eine Frau.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Ische” in Duden online
- “Ische” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache