isch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- an article The form of "a" used before a word that starts with a vowel sound.
- ese noun An informal, chiefly Mexican-American term of address for a man, roughly equivalent to "dude" or "man."
- Ian name A male given name from Scottish Gaelic Eòin, equivalent to English John.
- IC phrase Informal shorthand for "I see," used in texting or chat to acknowledge something.
- ish adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
- Ly name A Vietnamese surname.
Senses
isch is used for these senses in English:
- an Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)
- ese Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
- ian (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.
- ic (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
- ish (of adjectives from roots of proper nouns denoting names of nations or regions) Of, belonging, or relating to (a nationality, place, language or similar association with something).
- ly Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.