[-ish] Ireland, Scotland = Irish, Scottish

[-an] Morocco, Germany = Moroccan, German

[-ese] Portugal, China = Portuguese, Chinese

What rule is at play here? 🤔

Cheers!

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    There is no common rule. It varies by the way the language evolved over time.

    Also the word you are looking for is “Demonym”