Feminine

Base

Meaning

  1. (archaic, feminine) A female cousin.
  2. (feminine, obsolete) paternal aunt

Opposite of
Muhme
Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bääsi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

guusyyne

Zürich

Zürich

base

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaːzə/
Etymology

In summary

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

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