Aische

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ayşe, from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša). The use as a common noun is due to the name's commonness among Turkish immigrants, possibly reinforced by the unrelated noun Ische (“gal, chick”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ʃə/

Proper noun

Aische f (proper noun, genitive Aisches)

  1. a female given name from Arabic

Usage notes
  • The name is used chiefly by people of Turkish descent, sometimes in this spelling, more commonly probably in the original spelling Ayşe.

Declension
Declension of Aische [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Aische
genitive einer der Aisches
dative einer der Aische
accusative eine die Aische

Noun

Aische f (genitive Aische, plural Aischen or Aisches)

  1. (slang, mildly offensive) a woman or girl of Turkish descent

Declension
Declension of Aische [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Aische die Aischen, Aisches
genitive einer der Aische der Aischen, Aisches
dative einer der Aische den Aischen, Aisches
accusative eine die Aische die Aischen, Aisches

See also
  • Ali (male equivalent)
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