-sh

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sh"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• -ësh, -ysh

Etymology

from Proto-Albanian *-us- from Proto-Indo-European *-wes-.

Suffix

-sh m

1. used to form a secondary suffix

Manx

Alternative forms

• -ish, -s

Suffix

-sh

1. -self (emphatic)

Usage notes

• Added to prepositional pronouns (ending in a broad consonant) to add emphasis:
  • Used in third-person singular feminine (eg ecksh).

See also

• -yn
• -syn

Navajo

Etymology

A short form of -shąʼ

Suffix

-sh

1. interrogative particle

   Daash yinílyé? ― What is your name?

   Níísh Hastįįłtsoii yinílyé? ― Is your name Yellowman?

   Bilagáana bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ? ― Do you speak English?

   Daʼ díísh Tó Dinéeshzheeʼgóó atiin? ― Is this the road to Kayenta?

Alternative forms

• -ísh

Ojibwe

Adverb

-sh

1. Alternative form of dash

   Gii-michaa-sh i’iw wiigiwaam.

   The wigwam was big.

Usage notes

-sh is the reduced form of dash and is attached to the first word in a clause.

Suffix

-sh

1. A suffix denoting the pejorative form of a noun that ends in a long vowel.

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/sh-adv-conj

Quechua

Suffix

-sh

1. Alternative spelling of -s