-ISH


Meaning of -ISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective suffix ]

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -isc; akin to Old High German -isc, -ish, Greek -iskos, diminutive suffix

1. : of, relating to, or being — chiefly in adjectives indicating nationality or ethnic group

Finn ish

2.

a. : characteristic of

boy ish

Pollyanna ish

b. : inclined or liable to

book ish

qualm ish

3.

a. : having a touch or trace of

purpl ish

: somewhat

dark ish

b. : having the approximate age of

forty ish

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.