-esque

English

Etymology

From French -esque (“-ish, -ic, -esque”), from Italian -esco, from Lombardic -isc (“-ish”), from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos (suffix). Cognate with Old High German -isc (German -isch), Old English -isc, Old Norse -iskr, Gothic -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (-isks). More at -ish.

Suffix

-esque

1. In the style or manner of; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.

   Kafkaesque

2. Resembling; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.

Translations

Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -esque.

in the style of

Catalan: -esc (ca) m. Danish: -isk (da) Esperanto: -eca (eo) French: -esque (fr) German: -esk (de)

Hungarian: -os (hu), -es (hu) Italian: -esco (it) Romanian: esc (ro) m., ească (ro) f. Spanish: -esco (es)

resembling

Danish: -agtig (da), -lignende (da) Esperanto: -eca (eo)

French: -esque (fr) Spanish: -esco (es)

Derived terms

arabesque Beatlesque Bunyanesque burlesque Capraesque Churrigueresque Disneyesque gigantesque

grotesque Goreyesque humoresque Junoesque Kafkaesque Lincolnesque modelesque Moresque picaresque

picturesque Pinteresque Plateresque Romanesque Rubenesque Schwarzeneggeresque sculpturesque statuesque Michelangelesque Zappaesque Landauer-esque

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French

Etymology

From Italian -esco (“-like”), from Latin -iscus, of Germanic origin, from Lombardic -isc, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos (suffix). Akin to Old High German -isc (German -isch), Old English -isc, Old Norse -iskr, Gothic -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (-isks). More at -ish.

Suffix

-esque

1. -esque

Descendants

• English: -esque