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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/02/25 21:28 UTC 版)
From Ancient Greek Οὐασκώνων (Ouaskṓnōn) attested in Strabo's 1st-century Geographica, Book III, of uncertain origin.
Variously derived from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) (literally “he-goat people”) or a variant of Ausci. According to Antonio Tovar, the name could have been from an exonym of entirely Proto-Indo-European origin given to the Basques by earlier Indo-Europeans inhabiting Basque country, based on the name ba(r)scunes found inscribed on coins matching the territory and period. The name would have been comprised of:
Thus, the name would have meant something like "the high (proud) people."
Vasconēs m pl (genitive Vasconum); third declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Vasconēs |
| genitive | Vasconum |
| dative | Vasconibus |
| accusative | Vasconēs |
| ablative | Vasconibus |
| vocative | Vasconēs |