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oldish

/ˈɔldɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
old-ish
IPA
/ˈɔldɪʃ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

somewhat old

Etymology

Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English oldish From old + -ish.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɔldɪʃ/

Inflected Forms

more oldish (comparative) most oldish (superlative)

Derived Forms

oldishness

Questions

How do you pronounce oldish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔldɪʃ/.
What does oldish mean?
somewhat old
Where does oldish come from?
Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English oldish From old + -ish.

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