Basque
baskisch – baskischer – am baskischsten
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Basque
Relating to the Basque Country, the Basque people, or their language and culture; originating from the Basque Country.
Die baskische Sprache ist mit keiner anderen heute gesprochenen Sprache nachweislich verwandt.
The Basque language has not been conclusively shown to be related to any other language spoken today.
| basic form | baskisch |
|---|---|
| comparative | baskischer |
| superlative | am baskischsten |
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to baskisch.
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to baskisch.
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to baskisch.
The stem „bask-“ connects the adjective with „Basken“ (Basque people) and „Baskenland“ (Basque Country). The ending „-isch“ forms an adjective here that expresses belonging to this region or its population.
Im Baskenland haben wir mehrere baskische Dörfer besucht.
We visited several Basque villages in the Basque Country.
Use „auf Baskisch“ (in Basque) to indicate the language in which something is said or written. In this construction, „Baskisch“ is capitalized.
Auf der Postkarte steht ein kurzer Gruß auf Baskisch.
The postcard contains a short greeting in Basque.
When talking about food, you will often come across „baskische Küche“ (Basque cuisine) and „baskische Spezialitäten“ (Basque specialties). These collocations are especially useful in travel reports and restaurant descriptions.
Das Restaurant bietet baskische Spezialitäten an.
The restaurant serves Basque specialties.
