-isk

See also: ISK, IS-K, isk., and isk-

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-isk/, [-isɡ̊]

Suffix

-isk (neuter -isk or -iskt, definite and plural -iske)

  1. Alternative form of -sk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Cognate with Danish -isk, German -isch, Dutch -s, English -ish, and Ancient Greek diminutive suffix -ισκος (-iskos).

Suffix

-isk

  1. -ish (of or pertaining to)
  2. -esque (in the style or manner of)
  3. also forming adjectives from nouns.

Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -isk

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

As above.

Suffix

-isk

  1. -ish (of or pertaining to)
  2. -esque (in the style or manner of)
  3. also forming adjectives from nouns.

Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -isk

See also

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Suffix

-isk

  1. -ish, of or pertaining to; making an adjective based on a noun

Derived terms
Swedish terms suffixed with -isk

See also

Anagrams
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