Pays basque

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French paÿs des bascles, paiis de bascles (var. des), terre des bascles (elswhere simply bascle, bascles). Apparently a calque of Medieval Latin Terra Basclorum or similar. Compare Euskal Herria, and basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.i bask/ ~ /pe.i bask/

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Proper noun

Pays basque m

1. Basque Country