_ish, _ēsh adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -isc; akin to Old High German -isc, -isk -ish, Old Norse -skr, Gothic -isks -ish, Greek -iskos, diminutive noun suffix
1. : of or belonging to — chiefly in adjectives indicating nationality or ethnic group
Finn ish
Gaul ish
Turk ish
2.
a. : characteristic or typical of
boy ish
London ish
: having the undersirable qualities of
amateur ish
mul ish
b. : inclined or liable to
book ish
qualm ish
mop ish
c.
(1) : having a touch or trace of
summer ish
: somewhat
purpl ish
lat ish
(2) : having the approximate age of
forty ish
(3) : being or occurring at the approximate time of — especially in words formed from numerals indicating an hour of the day or night
five ish
eight ish