exquis

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French exquis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛksˈkis/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧quis
• Rhymes: -is

Adjective

exquis (comparative exquiser, superlative meest exquis or exquist)

1. exquisite

Declension

Declension of exquis
uninflected	exquis
inflected	exquise
comparative	exquiser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		exquis	exquiser	het exquist het exquiste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	exquise	exquisere	exquiste
	n. sing.	exquis	exquiser	exquiste
	plural	exquise	exquisere	exquiste
definite		exquise	exquisere	exquiste
partitive		exquis	exquisers	—

Related terms

• exquisiet

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esquis, past participle of esquerre, from Latin exquirere with a change in conjugation. /k/ was originally lost and later reinserted per the Latin etymon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.ski/

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

exquis (feminine exquise, masculine plural exquis, feminine plural exquises)

1. exquisite

Descendants

• → Dutch: exquis

Further reading

• “exquis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012