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Old English · suffix

-isc

Normalised -isċ

Part of speech
suffix
IPA
/iʃ/
Syllables
iʃ (1 syllable)
Modern English
-ishcollectiveishgrouprelating

-isc1 · suffix

Senses

  1. of or relating to: -ish

    ċild (“child”) + -isc → ċildisċ (“childish”)

Declension

Strong declension of -isc
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative -isċ-isċ-isċ
Accusative -isċne-isċe-isċ
Genitive -isċes-isċre-isċes
Dative -isċum-isċre-isċum
Instrumental -isċe-isċre-isċe
Plural
Nominative -isċe-isċa-isċe-isċ
Accusative -isċe-isċa-isċe-isċ
Genitive -isċra-isċra-isċra
Dative -isċum-isċum-isċum
Instrumental -isċum-isċum-isċum
Weak declension of -isc
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative -isċa-isċe-isċe
Accusative -isċan-isċan-isċe
Genitive -isċan-isċan-isċan
Dative -isċan-isċan-isċan
Instrumental -isċan-isċan-isċan
Plural
Nominative -isċan-isċan-isċan
Accusative -isċan-isċan-isċan
Genitive -isċra-isċena-isċra-isċena-isċra-isċena
Dative -isċum-isċum-isċum
Instrumental -isċum-isċum-isċum

-isc2 · suffix · neuter

Senses

  1. suffix forming nouns with a collective or group force

    þeġnisċ

    service, religious service, ministry

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of -isc
SingularPlural
Nominative -isċ-isċ
Accusative -isċ-isċ
Genitive -isċes-isċa
Dative -isċe-isċum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-isk.

From Proto-Germanic *-iską, *-iskiją.

Descendants

-ish

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