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Meaning of -iš | Babel Free

Phrase

Definitions

Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually a colloquial one.

morpheme

Equivalents

Afrikaans -etjie -ie -ies -jie -kie -pie -tjie
العربية ـِي برباريس زرشك
Azərbaycanca zirinc zirişk
Bosanski česmina
Català -esc -ic -ista coralet
Čeština -cký -ista -istka -ský
Cymraeg -cyn -ig -os -wr -ydd eurddrain
Esperanto -a -isto berberiso
Eesti -kene -lane
فارسی ـت ـدار زرشک
Gaeilge -ach -aí -an -in -óg
Galego -ico -iño -ista
עברית ־וש ־י ־לה
हिन्दी -इत इक
Հայերեն -բան զրիշկ ծոր կծոխուր
Bahasa Indonesia -ik ber- ter- -kan
Íslenska broddur
Қазақша бөріқарақат
한국어 -았 매자 매자나무
Latina -ae -i -icus -ida -ides
Македонски -ски
Bahasa Melayu -ik ber-
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ زرشک
Português -ical -ico -ida -inho bérberis uva-espim
Română -aș -el -șor -uș -uț dracilă
Slovenščina česmina
Svenska -ad -de -e -ig -is -isk -ist -t knattra prick
Türkçe -ik -iş Sarıcalı
اردو زرشک
Tiếng Việt đá gắt gao

Examples

“kontèjner + -iš → kòntiš (“dumpster”)”
“kȗrva (“whore”) + -iš → kùrvīš (“fuckboy”)”
“matemàtika (“mathematics”) + -iš → màtiš (“maths”)”
“sentìment (“sentiment”) + -iš → sèntīš (“slow-dance song”)”
“sìtan (“tiny”) + -iš → sìtnīš (“coins”)”
“slȁdak (“sweet”) + -iš → slàtkīš (“sweet”)”
“Kalemègdān + -iš → Kȁliš”

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