[-ish] Ireland, Scotland = Irish, Scottish

[-an] Morocco, Germany = Moroccan, German

[-ese] Portugal, China = Portuguese, Chinese

What rule is at play here? 🤔

Cheers!

  • master5o1@lemmy.nz
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    5 months ago

    Human languages: the words are made up and the rules don’t matter.

    Especially true for English.