- if it ends in a vowel, add -esque
- if it ends in a consonant, add -ian
examples:
- Nirvana-esque. Ghibli-esque. Kafkaesque
- Gecsian. Fromsoftian. Lynchian
if you can think of any cases that break this or sound stupid lmk
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in reply to @bethposting's post:
oh good point! hmm i will have to think more about these rules
Words ending in -er (or a similar sound) tend to sound better with -esque, in my experience, though I'm sure there are exceptions
Examples: Chauceresque, Shatneresque, Escheresque, Gigeresque, Dangeresque, etc.
in reply to @bethposting's post:
in your original post you said “Ghibli-esque” which violates this exception I think
there's an extra weird rule I've seen on top of this: if it ends in a /u/ or /ʊ/ sound, even in a diphthong, it gets -vian.
If it relates to Peru, it's Peruvian. If it relates to (George Bernard) Shaw, it's Shavian.
I'm trying to think of another example. I thought I'd seen Monroe -> Monrovian but trying to look that up just says it's a word for people from Monrovia
oh i have heard "shavian" before. some great points being made