euskera

See also: Euskera

Basque

Etymology

Biscayan and Gipuzkoan form of euskara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eu̯s̺keɾa/ [eu̯s̺.ke.ɾa]

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• Rhymes: -eɾa, -a
• Hyphenation: eus‧ke‧ra

Noun

euskera

1. The Basque language

Declension

Declension of euskera (inan sg-only a-stem)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	euskera	euskera
ergative	—	euskerak
dative	—	euskerari
genitive	—	euskeraren
comitative	—	euskerarekin
causative	—	euskerarengatik
benefactive	—	euskerarentzat
instrumental	euskeraz	euskeraz
inessive	—	euskeran
locative	—	euskerako
allative	—	euskerara
terminative	—	euskeraraino
directive	—	euskerarantz
destinative	—	euskerarako
ablative	—	euskeratik
partitive	euskerarik	—
prolative	euskeratzat	—

Synonyms

• euskara

Spanish

Alternative forms

• eusquera

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque euskera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eusˈkeɾa/ [eu̯sˈke.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: eus‧ke‧ra

Adjective

euskera m or f (masculine and feminine plural euskeras)

1. Basque, of the Basque language

   Synonym: euskérico

Noun

euskera m (uncountable)

1. Basque (language)

   Synonyms: vasco, vascuence, éuskaro

   • 2021 April 26, John Malathronas, “¿Cuáles son los idiomas más fáciles (y difíciles) de aprender para los hablantes nativos de inglés?”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     Si te gustan los desafíos, prueba el húngaro. No se parece a ninguna otra lengua europea que hayas escuchado, excepto quizá el euskera.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• euskérico

Further reading

• “euskera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025