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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

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

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.