-escu

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See also: escu

Aromanian

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Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
    Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
    Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
    Latin -iscus
    Aromanian -escu

    (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Derived from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus m. Compare Romanian -esc.

    Suffix

    -escu (feminine -eascã)

    1. -ish, -esque (added to a root to form an adjective)
    Derived terms
    Aromanian terms suffixed with -escu

    Etymology 2

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
      Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
      Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yetider.
      Proto-Italic *-ēō
      Latin -eō
      Proto-Italic *-skō
      Latin -scō
      Latin -ēscō
      Aromanian -escu

      (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Derived from Latin -ēscō (and -ēscunt in the case of the third-person plural). Cognates include Romanian -esc, Italian -isco, -iscono, Spanish -ezco, -ecen, Catalan -eixo, -eixen.

      Alternative forms

      Suffix

      -escu

      1. Used with a stem to form the first-person singular and third-person plural present of most regular fourth conjugation verbs. E.g. unescu, tushescu, firescu, pãtsãscu, urãscu.

      Romanian

      Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
        Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
        Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
        Latin -iscus
        Romanian -esc?
        Romanian -escu

        (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From the suffix -esc, from Latin -iscus. Compare Italian -eschi.

        Pronunciation

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        Suffix

        -escu

        1. suffix forming many Romanian surnames, e.g. Ionescu, Petrescu, Popescu, Georgescu, Marinescu, Niculescu, Constantinescu, Văcărescu, Lucescu, Lupescu, Albulescu, Ceaușescu, etc.

        Derived terms

        Romanian terms suffixed with -escu

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