Talk:-ish
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic -f into -v
nationality, language[edit]
-ish is also a common suffix for the formation of language names and less frequently nationalities or other adjective describing origins etc. — Hippietrail 11:17, 31 May 2004 (UTC)
I agree this needs to be added to the article. List of English suffixes has an entry for this:
Suffix : -ish Part of speech: adj, noun Meaning: nationality, language Example: Spanish, Turkish, English Stress: Stress on previous syllable
Jayvdb 01:15, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
pseudo-word formation[edit]
Should that be 'tennish', or 'tenish'? or when making up such pseudo-words, does it matter? Beobach972 23:22, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- These aren't "pseudo-words" nor are they "made-up". They may be informal, but the relation between ten and tennish is no different from that between red and reddish.
What is the meaning of -ish in liverish? --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:22, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
- See etym 1, sense 1 (of adjectives from common nouns). -Mike (talk) 16:50, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
-f into -v[edit]
Is there a pattern of voicing of the final consonant as in elvish from elf? --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:02, 2 March 2020 (UTC)