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Vinony

-ish

suffix

  1. (forms adjectives from national names)
  2. (forms adjectives describing being of or belonging to, or of the nature or character of, the base)
  3. (forms adjectives describing being somewhat, or approaching the quality or nature of, the base)
  4. (denoting being around or somewhere near a particular time or period)
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suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -ishen, -ischen, -issen, from Old French -iss-, -is- (a termination of the stem of some forms [present participle, etc.] of certain verbs), from Latin -ēscere, -īscere (an inchoative suffix), the formative -esc-, -isc- (-sc-, Greek -σκ- (-sk-)) being ultimately cognate with English -ish (Etymology 1). See -esce, -escent, etc.

  1. An ending found on some verbs; see usage notes.