Basque

basque English eu Etymology en fr Basque, from Gascon en oc basc, from en la Vascō, la Vascōnēs p, 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 en /bɑːsk/ /bæsk/ RP en /bɑːsk/ /bask/ SSB en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Basque.wav Southern England [bask] bask GA, en /bæsk/ en /bask/ Northern England,Scotland en bask basque en æsk 1 Noun A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain. en w:CBC News Basque group ETA declares end to violent campaign October 20 2011 w:Associated Press But in more recent times [ETA] has been decimated by arrests and weakening support from Basques with little stomach for terrorism after Sept. 11 and the Madrid train bombings of 2004 by Islamic militants. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/basque-group-eta-declares-end-to-violent-campaign-1.1107657 https://web.archive.org/web/20250716092119/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/basque-group-eta-declares-end-to-violent-campaign-1.1107657 en Ashifa Kassam Basques safe in Iceland as district repeals decree to kill them on sight w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/29/basques-safe-iceland-district-repeals-decree-kill-on-sight 2015-04-29 Basques wanting to visit the dramatic fjords of north-western Iceland need no longer hesitate after the district of Westfjords repealed a 400-year-old decree to kill any Basque caught in the area on sight. The brewing conflict between locals and the whalers prompted then-sheriff Ari Magnússon to draw up a decree that allowed Basques to be killed with impunity in the district. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828024441/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/29/basques-safe-iceland-district-repeals-decree-kill-on-sight Derived terms en Basquish Basquism Basquist Descendants cy 1 Basg Translations member of a people Afrikaans: af Bask Albanian: sq bask Arabic: ar بَاسْكِيّ m, ar بَاسْكِيَّة f Armenian: hy բասկ Asturian: ast vascu m, ast vasca f Basque: eu euskaldun Breton: br Euskariz p Bulgarian: bg баск m Catalan: ca basc m, ca basca f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 巴斯克人 Bāsīkè rén Czech: cs Bask m Danish: da basker c Dutch: nl Bask m, nl Baskische f Esperanto: eo eŭsko male or female preferred, eo eŭskino female, eo vasko male or female, eo vaskino female Faroese: fo baski m, fo baskari m Finnish: fi baski French: fr Basque m f, fr Basquais m, fr Basquaise f Frisian: West Frisian: fy Bask m, fy Baskyske f Galician: gl vasco m, gl vasca f Georgian: ka ბასკი German: de Baske m, de Baskin f Greek: el Βάσκος m Hungarian: hu baszk Icelandic: is Baski m Interlingua: ia basco Irish: ga Bascach m Italian: it basco m, it basca f Japanese: ja バスク人 Basuku-jin Latvian: lv basks m Marathi: mr बास्क Norman: nrf Bastchais m Jersey, nrf Bastchaise f Jersey Norwegian: Bokmål: nb basker m Nynorsk: nn baskar m Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira باسْک Polish: pl Bask m, pl Baskijka f Portuguese: pt basco m, pt basca f Romanian: ro basc m Russian: ru баск m, ru баско́нка f Serbo-Croatian: sh Bȁsk m, sh Bȁskījka f Sicilian: scn vascu m, scn vascuni m Slovak: sk Bask m, sk Baskička f Slovene: sl Bask m, sl Baskinja f Spanish: es vasco m, es vasca f, es vascongado m, es vascuence m f, es euscaldún m, es vascoparlante m f, es vascohablante m f Swedish: sv bask m, sv baskiska f Turkish: tr Bask Welsh: cy Basg m f, cy Basgiad m f Breton: br Euskarad m Romanian: ro basca Adjective - Relating to the Basque people or their language. en Ashifa Kassam Basques safe in Iceland as district repeals decree to kill them on sight w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/29/basques-safe-iceland-district-repeals-decree-kill-on-sight 2015-04-29 The edict was issued in 1615 after a storm destroyed three Basque whaling vessels on an expedition in Iceland. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828024441/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/29/basques-safe-iceland-district-repeals-decree-kill-on-sight Derived terms en Basque Country Basqueness Basque Shepherd Dog Translations relating to the Basque people or their language Afrikaans: af Baskies Arabic: ar بَاسْكِيّ Armenian: hy բասկերեն Asturian: ast vascu Basque: eu euskal Breton: br euskarat people, br euskarek language Bulgarian: bg баски Catalan: ca basc Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 巴斯克 Bāsīkè de 巴斯克的 Czech: cs baskický Danish: da baskisk Dutch: nl Baskisch Esperanto: people eo eŭska preferred, eo vaska; language eo eŭsklingva preferred, eo vasklingva Finnish: fi baskilainen people, fi baskinkielinen language French: fr basque m f, fr basquaise f Frisian: West Frisian: fy Baskysk Galician: gl vasco, gl éuscaro Georgian: ka ბასკური, ka ბასკეთის German: de baskisch Greek: el βασκικός Hindi: hi बास्क Hungarian: hu baszk Icelandic: is baskneskur Irish: ga Bascach people, ga Bascaise language Italian: it basco m Japanese: ja バスクの basuku no, ja バスク人の basuku-jin no, ja バスク語 Latin: la Vasconicus Latvian: lv basku Marathi: mr बास्क Norman: nrf Bastchais Jersey Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira باسْکی Polish: pl baskijski Portuguese: pt basco Russian: ru ба́скский, ru баско́нский Serbo-Croatian: sh bȁskījskī Slovene: sl baskovski Spanish: es vasco, es euskera, es vascongado, es eusquérico, es éuskaro, es euskaro, es vascuence, es euskaldún, es euskalduna, es vascohablante, es vascoparlante Swedish: sv baskisk, compounds with sv bask Turkish: tr Bask Welsh: cy Basgaidd Interlingua: ia basc Proper noun en Q8752 The language of the Basque people. en Euskara Uskara en John Malathronas Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn? w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/learn-a-foreign-language-wellness 2021-04-25 If you like a challenge, try Hungarian. It’s like no other European language you’ve heard, except maybe Basque. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322023413/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/learn-a-foreign-language-wellness Derived terms en Proto-Basque Translations language Afrikaans: af Baskies Albanian: sq baske, sq baskishte f Arabic: ar اللُّغَة الْبَاسْكِيَّة f al-luḡa l-bāskiyya, ar الْبَاسْكِيَّة f Armenian: hy բասկերեն Asturian: ast vascu m Basque: eu euskara Belarusian: be ба́скская мо́ва f, be ба́скская f Breton: br euskareg m Bulgarian: bg ба́ски ези́к m, bg ба́ски m Catalan: ca basc m, ca èuscar m Cherokee: chr ᏆᏍᎨ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 巴斯克語 Bāsīkè yǔ Cornish: kw Baskek m Czech: cs baskičtina f Danish: da baskisk n Dutch: nl Baskisch n Esperanto: eo eŭska lingvo preferred, eo la eŭska clipped form, eo vaska lingvo, eo la vaska clipped form Estonian: et baski keel Finnish: fi baski, fi baskin kieli French: fr basque m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Baskysk Galician: gl vasco m, gl éuscaro m Georgian: ka ბასკური, ka ბასკური ენა, ka ეუსკარული rarer, ka ეუსკარული ენა rarer German: de Baskisch n Greek: el βασκικά n-p Hungarian: hu baszk Icelandic: is baskneska f, is baskamál n Interlingua: ia basco Irish: ga Bascais f Italian: it basco m Japanese: ja バスク語 Basuku-go Kazakh: kk баск тілі Korean: ko ^바스크-어 Latvian: lv basku valoda f Limburgish: li Baskisj n Macedonian: mk баскиски Marathi: mr बास्क f Navajo: nv Dibé Ndeiniłkaadí Dineʼé bizaad Nepali: ne बास्क Norman: nrf Bastchais m Jersey Norwegian: Bokmål: nb baskisk m n Nynorsk: nn baskisk m Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira زَبانِ باسْکی, fa-ira باسْکی Polish: pl baskijski m Portuguese: pt basco m, pt vasconço m Romanian: ro limba bască f, ro bască f Russian: ru ба́скский язы́к m, ru ба́скский m Serbo-Croatian: sh bȁskījskī jèzik m, sh baskijski m Sicilian: scn vascu m, scn vascuni m Slovak: sk baskičtina f Slovene: sl baskovščina f Spanish: es vasco m, es vascuence m, es euskera m, es eusquera m, es éuskaro m, es euskaro m, es euskara m, es éuskara m Swedish: sv baskiska c Turkish: tr Baskça Welsh: cy Basgeg See also eu Further reading 1 eu eus eus en Demonyms Ethnonyms Languages French fr:+s Etymology From Gascon fr oc basc, from fr la Vascō, la Vascōnēs p, 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 fr Fr-Basque.ogg fr basque Noun mfbysense en Basque person of either gender Derived terms fr basquisme basquiste courir comme un Basque Related terms fr basque<pos:adjective> basque<pos:noun> basquité basquitude Pays basque Descendants en Basque 1 ro basc 1 ga 1 Bascach Bascais fr Demonyms Ethnonyms France Spain