-isco

See also: ISCO, isco, and isco-

Galician

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisko/ [ˈis̺.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -isko

Suffix

-isco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -isca, masculine plural -iscos, feminine plural -iscas)

1. -ish

   ‎mouro (“Moor”) + ‎-isco → ‎mourisco (“Moorish”)

Usage notes

• No longer productive. Was appended to themes denoting names of nations or regions.

Derived terms

• alemanisco
• francisco
• greguisco
• mourisco
• tartarisco
• torquisco

Italian

Etymology

A form of the infix -isc-, from Latin -ēscō. Cognates include Romanian -esc, Spanish -ezco.

Suffix

-isco (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. used with a stem to form the first-person singular present of most regular -ire verbs

Related terms

• -isci
• -isce

Anagrams

• Cois, Cosi, Scio, Soči, cosi, cosi', così, osci, scio, sciò, scoi, soci