-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

• -sk

References

• “-isk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• -sk

References

• “-isk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• -sk

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

• -al
• -ell
• -ig
• -lig
• -sam

Anagrams

• kis, sik