-sch

See also: SCH, -'sch, sch., and Sch.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -sch.

Suffix

-sch

  1. Archaic form of -s.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃ/, [ʃ]

Etymology 1

Contraction of -isch.

Alternative forms

Suffix

-sch

  1. A suffix attached to names to produce eponymous adjectives: -ean, -ian, 's
    die Boolesche/boolesche AlgebraBoolean algebra
Usage notes
  • Words in -sch inflect like normal adjectives.
  • While the name generally remains capitalised with the spelling -'sch, it may alternatively be lowercased without the apostrophe (provided that the adjective is neither nominalised nor part of a fixed term).
Derived terms
  • Allensche Regel
  • Boolesch, boolesch
  • Gaußsch, gaußsch
  • Goethesch, goethesch; Göthesch, göthesch
  • Grimmsch, grimmsch
  • Hitlersch, hitlersch
  • Hobbesch, hobbesch
  • Lockesch, lockesch
  • Luthersch, luthersch
  • Mozartsch, mozartsch
  • Müllersch
  • Newtonsch, newtonsch
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Etymology 2

Feminine nomilisation of etymology 1. Compare Dutch -se, Low German -sche, -sch.

Suffix

-sch

  1. (dated or regional) A suffix attached to family names and other words identifying families or groups of people, to produce a female form, especially denoting a wife or mother.
    Müller (family name) + -schdie Müllersche (Mrs Müller)
    Nachbar (neighbour) + -schdie Nachbarsche (“the woman next door”, especially “the mother of the neighbour family”)
    Kirchdorf (place name) + -schdie Kirchdorfsche (“that certain woman from Kirchdorf”, especially “the mother of that certain family living there”)

Derived terms

  • Meiersche
  • Müllersche

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch -isc, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.

Suffix

-sch

  1. -ish, -an; Used to form adjectives of origin.

Alternative forms

Descendants

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