-'sch
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editContraction of -isch
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-'sch
- A suffix attached to names to produce eponymous adjectives: -ean, -ian, 's
- die Allen’sche Regel ― Allen’s rule
- in der Luther’schen Bibelübersetzung ― in Luther’s translation of the Bible
Usage notes
edit- Words in -'sch inflect like adjectives.
- When the apostrophe is used, the name generally remains capitalised. With the alternative spelling -sch it may sometimes be lowercased. See there.