gascon
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
- IPA(key): /ɡas.kɔ̃/
Adjective
gascon (feminine gasconne, masculine plural gascons, feminine plural gasconnes)
Noun
gascon m (uncountable)
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Further reading
- “gascon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], 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)
Adjective
gascon m (feminine singular gascona, masculine plural gascons, feminine plural gasconas)
- Gascon (all meanings)
Old French
Alternative forms
- Guascuinz, gascoign, gascun
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)
- Gascon (all meanings)
Declension
Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | subject | gascons | gascone | gascon |
oblique | gascon | |||
plural | subject | gascon | gascones | |
oblique | gascons |