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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ish
adj : (suffix) resembling or characteristic of something
specified; "the `ish' in `boyish enthusiasm' and the
`ly' in `housewifely duties' and the `y' in `a long
horsy face' are all suffixes with similar semantic
import" [syn: {ish(ip)}, {ly(ip)}, {y(ip)}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
ISH
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