Base

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See also: base, BASE, basé, and Báse

English

Etymology

From base (“short”).

Proper noun

Base

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Anagrams

German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːzə/
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  • Rhymes: -aːzə

Etymology 1

From Middle High German base, from Old High German basa, from Proto-Germanic *baswǭ (“father's sister; paternal aunt”). Compare Saterland Frisian Bääsje (“grandmother”), Dutch baas (“master; boss”). More at boss.

Noun

Base f (genitive Base, plural Basen)

  1. (archaic) A female cousin.
    Synonyms: Cousine, Kusine
  2. (obsolete) paternal aunt
    Synonym: Vaterschwester
Declension
Declension of Base
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Base die Basen
genitive einer der Base der Basen
dative einer der Base den Basen
accusative eine die Base die Basen

Etymology 2

19th c., backformation from Basen, plural of Basis, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).

Noun

Base f (genitive Base, plural Basen)

  1. (chemistry) base (compound that will neutralize an acid)
Declension
Declension of Base
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Base die Basen
genitive einer der Base der Basen
dative einer der Base den Basen
accusative eine die Base die Basen

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Base (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜒ)

  1. a surname

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Base is the 2,903rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 4,318 individuals.
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