euskal
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Basque
Alternative forms
- euzkal (obsolete)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
euskal (indeclinable)
- (attributive) Basque (relating to the Basque people or their language)
Derived terms
- euskaldun (“Basque-speaker”) (see there for further derivations)
- euskalgintza (“Basque cultural activity”)
- euskalki (“dialect of Basque”)
- euskaltasun (“Basqueness”)
- euskaltegi (“school for learning Basque”)
- euskaltzain (“member of the Basque Language Academy”)
- Euskaltzaindia (“Basque Language Academy”)
- euskaltzale (“someone who admires the Basque language or culture”)
- Euskal Herria (“Basque Country”)
- Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa (“Basque Autonomous Community”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “euskal”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “euskal”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005