-ish

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -ish \-ish\ [AS. -isc; akin to G. -isch, OHG. -isc, Goth. & Dan.
     -isk, Gr. ?. Cf. {-esque}.]
     A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from
     adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and
     sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish,
     brutish; whitish, somewhat white.


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -ish \-ish\ [OE. -issen, fr. F. -is, -iss- (found in the present
     particle, etc., of certain verbs, as finir to finish, fleurir
     to flourish), corresponding to L. -escere, an inchoative
     ending.]
     A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of
     French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish,
     garnish, impoverish.
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

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