English

such

/sʌt͡ʃ/
Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

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    From Middle English such, swuch, swich, swilch, swulch, from Old English swelċ, from Proto-West Germanic *swalīk, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz (“so formed, so like”), equivalent to so + like. Cognate with Scots swilk, sic, sik (“such”), Saterland Frisian suk (“such”), West Frisian suk, sok (“such”), Low German sülk, sulk, suk (“such”), Dutch zulk (“such”), German solch (“such”), Danish slig (“like that, such”), Swedish slik (“such”), Icelandic slíkur (“such”). More at so, like.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishsuch
      • inheritedOld Englishswelċ
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*swalīk
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*swalīkaz “so formed, so like”
    • surface analysisEnglishso “As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.”
    • surface analysisEnglishlike “To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.”

    Related: Scots swilk, Saterland Frisian suk, West Frisian suk, Low German sülk, Dutch zulk, German solch, Danish slig, Swedish slik, Icelandic slíkur

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