sourish en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *súHros Proto-Germanic *sūraz Proto-West Germanic *sūr Old English sūr Middle English sour Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch Middle English sourisch English sourish From Middle English sourisch, sourissh, sowrische, sowrishe, sowrisshe, sowryssh; equivalent to sour + -ish.
Meanings
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Somewhat sour.
a sourish taste
a sourish disposition
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sourish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sourish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (12)
nb syrlig (somewhat sour) · de säuerlich (somewhat sour) · fr aigrelet (somewhat sour) · es agriado (somewhat sour) · et hapukas (somewhat sour) · ca agrenc (somewhat sour) · cy suraidd (somewhat sour) · fi hapahko (somewhat sour) · enm sourisch (somewhat sour) · sv syrlig (somewhat sour) · cy surllyd (somewhat sour) · ota مایخوش (somewhat sour)