euskal

Basque

Alternative forms

  • euzkal (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /eu̯s̺kal/ [eu̯s̺.kal]
  • Rhymes: -eu̯s̺kal, -al
  • Hyphenation: eus‧kal

Adjective

euskal (indeclinable)

  1. (attributive) Basque (relating to the Basque people or their language)

Derived terms

  • Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa (“Basque Autonomous Community”)
  • Euskal Herria (“Basque Country”)
  • 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”)

Further reading

  • “euskal”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “euskal”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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