-'sch

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

German

Alternative forms

• -sch

Etymology

Contraction of -isch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/, [ʃ]

Suffix

-'sch

1. A suffix attached to names to produce eponymous adjectives: -ean, -ian, 's

   die Allen’sche Regel ― Allen’s rule

   in der Luther’schen Bibelübersetzung ― in Luther’s translation of the Bible

Usage notes

• Words in -'sch inflect like adjectives.
• When the apostrophe is used, the name generally remains capitalised. With the alternative spelling -sch it may sometimes be lowercased. See there.

Derived terms

• Allen'sche Regel
• Goethe'sch, Göthe'sch
• Grimm'sch
• Hitler'sch
• Hobbes'sch
• Locke'sch
• Luther'sch
• Mozart'sch

German terms suffixed with -'sch