esque

English - Turkish

Definition of esque in English Turkish dictionary

Önüne eklendiği kelimeye "benzer", "tarzında" anlamı katan sonek

English - English

Definition of esque in English English dictionary

1. In the style or manner of; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.2. Resembling; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives

A suffix of certain words from the French, Italian, and Spanish

It denotes manner or style; like; as, arabesque, after the manner of the Arabs

Related Terms

-esque

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

-esque

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

Kafkaesque.

Turkish pronunciation

esk

Pronunciation

/ˈesk/ /ˈɛsk/

Etymology

[ 'esk ] (adjective suffix.) French, from Italian -esco, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German -isc -ish; more at -ISH.