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Meaning of -esc | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
-esk

Definitions

  1. -esque, -ish (used with a root to form adjectives)
    masculine, morpheme
  2. Used with a stem to form the first-person singular and third-person plural present of most regular -i (fourth conjugation) verbs. E.g. unesc, tușesc, feresc, pățesc, urăsc.
    morpheme

Equivalents

Català -esc
Dansk -agtig
Deutsch -esk
English -ese -esque -ish
Esperanto -eca
Español -esco
Suomi -mainen
Français -esque
Magyar -i -szerű
Italiano -esco
日本語 つぼい
Kurdî -çe
Nederlands -esk
Português -esco
Svenska -aktig -isk -lik
Türkçe -ce -sel -vari

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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