-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

Middle Dutch terms suffixed with -ich

Descendants

• Dutch: -ig

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ich

1. Alternative form of -yssh

References

• “-ish, (suf.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 June 2018.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ich

1. Alternative form of -y.

References

• “-i, (suf.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
• “-i(e, (suf.2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

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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

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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

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• -aich (broad version)

Etymology

From Old Irish -igidir (whence also Irish -igh), originally a denominative verb formative, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor; 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

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ich

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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