-ich

See also: ich, Ich, ICH, ích, ịch, and -ich-

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-Germanic *-īgaz, *-agaz, *-ugaz.

Suffix

-ich

  1. -y; forms adjectives from nouns.

Derived terms

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Descendants


Middle English

Suffix

-ich

  1. Alternative form of -yssh
References

Suffix

-ich

  1. Alternative form of -y.
References

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German -ec, -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Compare German -ig, Dutch -ig, English -y, Swedish -ig.

Suffix

-ich

  1. (adjectival) -y

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian -ich, from Proto-Germanic *-īgaz, variant of *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Compare German and Dutch -ig, English -y.

Suffix

-ich

  1. -y

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish -igid (whence also Irish -igh), originally a denominative verb formative, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyeti; compare Welsh -hau.

Suffix

-ich

  1. Suffix used to form verbs; semi-productive in Scottish Gaelic.

Conjugation

Participles
Tense \ Voice Active Passive
Present a' -igh --
Past -ich -icheadh
Future -ichidh -ichear
Conditional -icheadh -ichteadh

Derived terms

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian -ich, from Proto-Germanic *-īgaz, variant of *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

Suffix

-ich

  1. -y

Further reading

  • -ich”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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