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English
Wiktionary
Etymology
Borrowed from French basque , from Gascon Occitan basc , from Latin Vascō , Vascōnēs pl , a pre-Roman era tribe settled in the Atlantic Biscaian gulf and Pyrenean mountain region of south-western Europe, who were ancestors of the current Basque population.
Pronunciation
Noun
Basque (plural Basques )
A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain .
Translations
member of a people
Afrikaans: Bask
Albanian: bask (sq)
Arabic: بَاسْكِيّ m ( bāskiyy )
Armenian: բասկ (hy) ( bask )
Asturian: vascu (ast) m , vasca (ast) f
Basque: euskaldun (eu)
Breton: Euskariz (br) pl
Catalan: basc (ca) m , basca (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴斯克人 (zh) ( Bāsīkè rén )
Czech: Bask m
Danish: basker (da) c
Dutch: Bask (nl) m , Baskische (nl) f
Esperanto: eŭsko ( male or female ) ( preferred ) , eŭskino ( female ) , vasko ( male or female ) , vaskino ( female )
Faroese: baski m , baskari m
Finnish: baski (fi)
French: Basque (fr) m or f , Basquais (fr) m , Basquaise (fr) f
Galician: vasco (gl) m , vasca f
Georgian: ბასკი ( basḳi )
German: Baske (de) m , Baskin (de) f
Greek: Βάσκος (el) m ( Váskos )
Hungarian: baszk (hu)
Icelandic: Baski m
Interlingua: basco
Irish: Bascach m
Italian: basco (it) m , basca (it) f
Japanese: バスク人 ( Basuku-jin )
Latvian: basks m
Marathi: बास्क ( bāska )
Norman: Bastchais m ( Jersey ) , Bastchaise f ( Jersey )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: basker m
Nynorsk: baskar m
Persian: باسک (fa) ( bâsk )
Polish: Bask (pl) m , Baskijka (pl) f
Portuguese: basco (pt) m , basca (pt) f
Russian: баск (ru) m ( bask ) , баско́нка (ru) f ( baskónka )
Serbo-Croatian: Bȁsk (sh) m , Bȁskījka f
Sicilian: vascu m , vascuni m
Slovak: Bask m , Baskička f
Slovene: Bask (sl) m , Baskinja f
Spanish: vasco (es) m , vasca (es) f
Swedish: bask (sv) m , baskiska (sv) f
Turkish: Bask (tr)
West Frisian: Bask (fy) m , Baskyske (fy) f
Translations to be checked
Proper noun
Basque
The language of the Basque people.
Synonyms: Euskara , Uskara
Derived terms
Translations
language
Afrikaans: Baskies (af)
Albanian: baske
Arabic: الْبَاسْك m ( al-bāsk ) , ( archaic ) الْبَشْكَنْس f ( al-baškans )
Armenian: բասկերեն (hy) ( baskeren )
Asturian: vascu (ast) m
Basque: euskara (eu)
Belarusian: ба́скская мо́ва f ( báskskaja móva ) , ба́скская f ( báskskaja )
Breton: euskareg (br) m
Catalan: basc (ca) m , èuscar (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴斯克語 / 巴斯克语 (zh) ( Bāsīkè yǔ )
Cornish: Baskek m
Czech: baskičtina (cs) f
Danish: baskisk (da) n
Dutch: Baskisch (nl) n
Esperanto: eŭska lingvo ( preferred ) , la eŭska ( clipped form ) , vaska lingvo , la vaska ( clipped form )
Estonian: baski keel
Finnish: baski (fi) , baskin kieli
French: basque (fr) m
Galician: vasco (gl) m , éuscaro (gl) m
Georgian: ბასკური ( basḳuri ) , ბასკური ენა ( basḳuri ena ) , ეუსკარული ( eusḳaruli ) ( rarer ) , ეუსკარული ენა ( eusḳaruli ena ) ( rarer )
German: Baskisch (de) n
Greek: βασκικά (el) n pl ( vaskiká )
Hungarian: baszk (hu)
Icelandic: baskneska (is) f , baskamál n
Interlingua: basco
Irish: Bascais f
Italian: basco (it) m
Japanese: バスク語 (ja) ( Basuku-go )
Korean: 바스크어 ( Baseukeu-eo )
Latvian: basku valoda f
Limburgish: Baskisj n
Macedonian: баскиски ( baskiski )
Marathi: बास्क f ( bāska )
Navajo: Dibé Ndeiniłkaadí Dineʼé bizaad
Nepali: बास्क ( bāska )
Norman: Bastchais m ( Jersey )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: baskisk (no) m or n
Nynorsk: baskisk m
Persian: باسکی (fa) ( bâski )
Polish: baskijski (pl) m
Portuguese: basco (pt) m , vasconço (pt) m
Romanian: limba bască f , bască (ro) f
Russian: ба́скский язы́к (ru) m ( báskskij jazýk ) , ба́скский (ru) m ( báskskij )
Serbo-Croatian: bȁskījskī jèzik m , baskijski (sh) m
Sicilian: vascu m , vascuni m
Slovene: baskovščina (sl) f
Spanish: vasco (es) m , vascuence (es) m , euskera (es) m , eusquera (es) m
Swedish: baskiska (sv) c
Turkish: Baskça (tr)
Welsh: basgeg
West Frisian: Baskysk (fy)
Adjective
Basque (not comparable )
Relating to the Basque people or their language.
Derived terms
Translations
relating to the Basque people or their language
Afrikaans: Baskies (af)
Armenian: բասկերեն (hy) ( baskeren )
Asturian: vascu (ast)
Basque: euskal (eu)
Breton: euskarat ( people ) , euskarek (br) ( language )
Bulgarian: баски ( baski )
Catalan: basc (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴斯克的 (zh) ( Bāsīkè de )
Czech: baskický (cs)
Danish: baskisk (da)
Dutch: Baskisch (nl)
Esperanto: ( people ) : eŭska (eo) ( preferred ) , vaska ; ( language ) : eŭsklingva ( preferred ) , vasklingva
Finnish: baskilainen (fi) ( people ) , baskinkielinen (fi) ( language )
French: basque (fr) m or f , basquaise (fr) f
Galician: vasco (gl) , éuscaro (gl)
Georgian: ბასკური ( basḳuri ) , ბასკეთის ( basḳetis )
German: baskisch (de)
Greek: βασκικός (el) ( vaskikós )
Hindi: बास्क (hi) ( bāsk )
Hungarian: baszk (hu)
Icelandic: baskneskur
Irish: Bascach ( people ) , Bascaise ( language )
Italian: basco (it) m
Japanese: バスク の ( basuku no ) , バスク 人の ( basuku-jin no ) , バスク語 (ja)
Latin: Vasconicus
Latvian: basku
Marathi: बास्क ( bāska )
Norman: Bastchais ( Jersey )
Polish: baskijski (pl)
Portuguese: basco (pt)
Russian: ба́скский (ru) ( báskskij ) , баско́нский (ru) ( baskónskij )
Serbo-Croatian: bȁskījskī (sh)
Slovene: baskovski (sl)
Spanish: vasco (es) , euskera (es)
Swedish: baskisk (sv) , compounds with bask (sv)
Turkish: Bask (tr)
West Frisian: Baskysk (fy)
Translations to be checked
See also
Further reading
French
Etymology
See basque .
Pronunciation
Noun
Basque m or f by sense (plural Basques )
Basque ( person of either gender )