-sche

• IPA^(key): [ʃə]

Feminine nomilisation of -sch. Compare Dutch -se, Low German -sche, -sch.

-sche

1. (dated or regional) A suffix attached to family names and other words identifying families or groups of people, to produce a female form, especially denoting a wife or mother.

   Müller (family name) + -sche → die Müllersche (“Mrs Müller”)

   Nachbar (“neighbour”) + -sche → die Nachbarsche (“the woman next door”, especially “the mother of the neighbour family”)

   Kirchdorf (place name) + -sche → die Kirchdorfsche (“that certain woman from Kirchdorf”, especially “the mother of that certain family living there”)

• Meiersche
• Müllersche
• Nachbarsche

Inflected forms.

-sche

1. strong nominative feminine singular of -sch
2. strong nominative/accusative plural of -sch
3. weak nominative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of -sch

   die boolesche Algebra ― Boolean algebra

4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular of -sch
5. mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular of -sch

• -'sche

• -sch

-sche f

1. creates the female form of persons or animals

   ‎Tüüg (“witness”) + ‎-sche → ‎Tüügsche (“female witness”). See also: Tügin (“female witness”)

• Meiersche

• -in