Баско

Ukrainian

Probably from Ukrainian баско́ (baskó, “stubborn worker”),^[1] баски́й (baskýj, “high-spirited, fast, quick, agile, lively”).^[2] Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Slavic *basъkъ.^[3]

Cognate with Middle Russian Баско (Basko), Басков (Baskov), are recorded in Nizhny Novgorod in the 17th century;^[4] modern Russian Ба́сков (Báskov).

Баско́ • (Baskó) m pers (genitive Баска́, nominative plural Баски́, genitive plural Баскі́в)
Баско́ • (Baskó) f pers (indeclinable)

The feminine form is indeclinable.

Declension of Баско́ (pers velar masc in -о accent-b)

^ 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
^ Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “баски́й”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
^ 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
^ Veselovsky, S. B. (1974) Ономастикон. Древнерусские имена, прозвища и фамилии [Onomasticon. Old Russian names, nicknames and surnames]‎^[1] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 27