exquis

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French exquis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛksˈkis/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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 —
  • 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/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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

  1. exquisite

Descendants

  • → Dutch: exquis

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