баский

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Ukrainian

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баски́й кінь

Etymology

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Etymology unclear. Probably from Proto-Slavic *basъkъ (beautiful, pretty, splendid).[1]

Possibly related to Ukrainian басува́ти (basuváty, on one's hind legs, jump, fool around (of a horse)), Russian басова́ть (basovátʹ, to invigorate, show impatience, zeal (about a horse)), Belarusian ба́соваць (básovacʹ, be naughty, fool around).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɐˈskɪi̯]
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Adjective

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баски́й (baskýj) (adverb баско́)

  1. high-spirited, zealous, fast, quick, agile, lively (mostly about horses)
    Synonyms: би́стрий (býstryj), швидки́й (švydkýj), прудки́й (prudkýj), жва́вий (žvávyj)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ukrainian: Баско́ (Baskó, Ukrainian surname)

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*basъkъjъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 162
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “басува́ти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 149