gascon

gascon

See also: Gascon and gascón

French

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. Gascon

Noun

gascon m (uncountable)

1. Gascon

Coordinate terms

• niçois
• provençal
• languedocien
• limousin
• auvergnat

Derived terms

• gasconisme
• gasconnade
• gasconner
• gasconnisme

 

Related terms

• basque
• Gascogne
• vascon

 

Further reading

• “gascon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• cognas, congas

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin Vasco, Vasconem or Vascones, 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)

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Old French

Alternative forms

• Guascuinz, gascoign, gascun

Etymology

From Latin Vasco, Vasconem or Vascones, 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

Declension of gascon

Number	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
  • French: gascon