Cervantic

/sərˈvæntɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish author of Don Quixote, or his literary style.

Etymology

From the name Cervantes (1547-1616) plus the English suffix -ic meaning 'of or relating to.' The term emerged in literary criticism to describe works influenced by Cervantes' innovative narrative techniques and satirical approach.

Kelly Says

Cervantes invented the modern novel by making fun of old adventure stories in Don Quixote—so 'cervantic' describes any work that uses humor and self-awareness to challenge literary traditions, making it one of the few adjectives named after an author who literally changed how stories are told.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰርቫንተስ ስልክ
ser-van-tes sil-k
ARالعربية
بأسلوب سيرفانتس
bi-as-lub sir-fānts
BNবাংলা
সেরভান্তেসীয়
ser-ban-tes-iya
CACatalà
al estilo de Cervantes
al es-ti-lo de ser-van-tes
CSČeština
cervantesovský
cervantes-ov-sky
DADansk
cervantesk
sɛr-van-tesk
DEDeutsch
cervantisch
tsɛʁ-van-tiʃ
ELΕλληνικά
σερβαντεστικό
ser-van-tes-tiko
ESEspañol
cervantino
ser-vin-ti-no
FAفارسی
به سبک سِرْوانتِس
be-sāgh-e sir-vān-tīs
FISuomi
cervantesilainen
sɛr-van-tes-lai-nen
FRFrançais
cervantin
sɛʁ-vɑ̃-tin
GUGU
સર્વાંતના શૈલી
sar-van-na sha-ili
HAHA
Cervantes style
ser-van-tes stail
HEעברית
בסגנון סרванטס
be-si-ganon ser-van-tes
HIहिन्दी
सर्वांतीय
sar-van-ti-ya
HUMagyar
cervantes-i
sér-ván-tɛ-si
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercorak Cervantes
ber-co-rak ser-van-tes
IGIG
Cervantes style
ser-van-tes stail
ITItaliano
cervantesco
t͡sɛr-van-tes-ko
JA日本語
セルバンテス風
serubantesu-fū
KKKK
Сервантес стилі
ser-van-tes stili
KMKM
ទេពកម្ម សឺវ៉ាន់តេស
tepov-kam-m sɛːr-vɑːn-tɛs
KO한국어
세르반테스식
seolban-tese-sik
MRMR
सर्वंतचा शैली
sar-van-cha sha-ili
MSBahasa Melayu
bercorak Cervantes
ber-co-rak ser-van-tes
MYမြန်မာ
ဆယ်ဗန်တက် စတင်
sɛl-ban-tɛk sat-in
NLNederlands
cervantesiaans
sər-van-tes-iaːns
NONorsk
cervantesk
sɛr-van-tesk
PAPA
ਸਰਵਾਂਤੇਸ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ
sar-van-tes sha-li
PLPolski
cervantesowski
sɛr-van-tɛ-sɔv-ski
PTPortuguês
cervantino
ser-vin-ti-no
RORomână
cervantesc
ser-van-tesk
RUРусский
сервантесовский
sʲɪr-vɐntɛ-sov-skij
SVSvenska
cervantesk
sɛr-van-tesk
SWKiswahili
kwa mtindo wa Cervantes
kwa mtin-do wa ser-van-tes
TAதமிழ்
சேர்வான்டெஸ் வகை
sērvān-tēs va-kai
TEతెలుగు
సర్వంతు శైలి
sar-van-tu sha-ili
THไทย
แบบเซอร์แวนเทส
baep ser-wan-tes
TLTL
ayon kay Cervantes
a-yon kay ser-van-tes
TRTürkçe
cervantes tarzı
ser-van-tes tar-zi
UKУкраїнська
сервантесівський
sɪr-van-tɛs-iv-skyj
URاردو
سیروانٹس انداز
sir-wan-tes andaz
VITiếng Việt
theo phong cách Cervantes
theo phong cach ser-van-tes
YOYO
Cervantes style
ser-van-tes stail
ZH中文
塞万提斯式的
sài wàn tí sī shì de
ZUZU
ngokusebenzisa uCervantes
ngokuse-ben-zi-sa u-ser-van-tes

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