3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: -ish \-ish\ [AS. -isc; akin to G. -isch, OHG. -isc, Goth. & Dan. -isk, Gr. ?. Cf. {-esque}.] A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish, brutish; whitish, somewhat white. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: -ish \-ish\ [OE. -issen, fr. F. -is, -iss- (found in the present particle, etc., of certain verbs, as finir to finish, fleurir to flourish), corresponding to L. -escere, an inchoative ending.] A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish. From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: ISH Information SuperHighway

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