gascon

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡas.kɔ̃/

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

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

• Audio (Béarn):

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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

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)

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
  • French: gascon