Base
English
Etymology
From base (“short”).
Proper noun
Base
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
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)
Declension
Declension of Base [feminine]
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)
Declension
Declension of Base [feminine]
Further reading
- “Base” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Base” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Base (Chemie)” in Duden online
- “Base (Verwandte)” in Duden online
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbase/ [ˈbaː.sɛ]
- Rhymes: -ase
- Syllabification: Ba‧se
Proper noun
Base (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜒ)
- 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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