suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-iscus
-iscus (feminine -isca, neuter -iscum)
Classical[ɪs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[is.kus]
Meaning
- Late LatinMedieval LatinmorphemesuffixUsed to form adjectives
Origins
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Latin -iscus Found in Late, Vulgar, and Medieval Latin, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos (suffix). Cognate with Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos), which forms diminutive nouns.
Descendants
- Catalan-esc
- Italian-escofrom Old Italian -esco
- French-esquefrom Old Italian -esco
- English-esquefrom Old Italian -esco
- German-eskfrom Old Italian -esco
- French-aisfrom Old French -eis
- French-oisfrom Old French -eis
- Portuguese-esco
- Portuguese-isco
- Romanian-esc