isch

See also: ìsch and -isch

Alemannic German

Etymology 1

From Old High German īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Swedish is.

Noun

isch

1. (Gressoney, Rimella and Campello Monti, Formazza) ice

Alternative forms

• Iis, Is, Isch, éisch

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Etymology 2

From Old High German ist, from Proto-Germanic *isti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti. Cognate with German ist, Dutch is, West Frisian is, English is.

Verb

isch

1. third-person singular present of sii

Alternative forms

• ìsch (Alsatian)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) esch
• (Puter, Vallader) üsch

Etymology

From Latin ostium.

Noun

isch m (plural ischs)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) door