gascon

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See also: Gascon and gascón

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French gascon, from Old French gascon, Guascuinz, gascoign, gascun, from Latin vascōnem, from Proto-Basque or Aquitanian euskara. The initial -g- is likely due to influence from Germanic (Visigothic) pronunciation. Doublet of basque.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gascon (feminine gasconne, masculine plural gascons, feminine plural gasconnes)

  1. Gascon

Noun

gascon m (uncountable)

  1. Gascon

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan , from Latin vascōnem, from Proto-Basque or Aquitanian euskara. The initial -g- is likely due to influence from Germanic (Visigothic) pronunciation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gascon m (plural gascons, feminine gascona, feminine plural gasconas)

  1. (uncountable) Gascon dialect
  2. (countable) Gascon (person)

Adjective

gascon m (feminine singular gascona, masculine plural gascons, feminine plural gasconas)

  1. Gascon (all meanings)

Old French

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Etymology

From Latin vascōnem, from Proto-Basque or Aquitanian euskara. The initial -g- is likely due to influence from Germanic (Visigothic) pronunciation.

Adjective

gascon m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gascone)

  1. Gascon (all meanings)

Declension

Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject gascons gascone gascon
oblique gascon gascone gascon
plural subject gascon gascones gascon
oblique gascons gascones gascon

Descendants

  • Middle French: gascon