Meaning

2 senses
  1. The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.

  2. A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.

    Mieder, Korselett

More definitions
  • the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
  • a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain

Examples

44 sentences
  1. How could you write a heart in basque?

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  2. Basque is known for its agglutination.

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  3. Basque is a commonly cited example of a language isolate.

    ruБаскский язык - типичный пример изолированного языка.

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  4. Do you speak Basque?

    Ви говорити баскською?

    ruВы говорите по-баскски?

    deSprecht ihr Baskisch?

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  5. I speak Basque.

    Я розмовляю баскійською.

    deIch spreche Baskisch.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
corset:

Origin

Borrowed from French basque.

Borrowed from French basque.

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Forms

plural: basques
Singularbasque
Pluralbasques

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language:Basque language

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
basque — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto