-isc

See also: iść

Middle English

Suffix

-isc

Alternative form of -yssh

References

“-ish, (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 June 2018.

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iʃ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Suffix

-isċ

of or pertaining to; -ish
used to form words denoting ethnicity or nationality
Englisċ (“English”)

Descendants

Middle English: -ish, -isch
- Scots: -is, -ish
- English: -ish

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-iską, *-iskiją.

Alternative forms

-isċe

Suffix

-isċ n

suffix forming nouns with a collective or group force
þēnisċ (“service, religious service, ministry”)

hīwisċ, hīwisce (“household”)

īdisċ (“property, household, family belongings, stuff”)

Declension

Declension of -isc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-isċ	-isċ
accusative	-isċ	-isċ
genitive	-isċes	-isċa
dative	-isċe	-isċum

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_English_words_suffixed_with_-isc'>Old English words suffixed with -isc</a>

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.

Suffix

-isc

used to form adjectives
himilisc (“heavenly”) from himil (“heaven”)

Derived terms

Category Old High German words suffixed with -isc not found

Descendants

German: -isch

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