Feminine
basis
Meaning
- (declension-3, feminine) a pedestal, foot, base
- (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) a pedestal, foot, base
- (declension-3, feminine) the base of a triangle, chord of an arc
- (declension-3, feminine) the lowest part of the shaft of a column
- (declension-3, feminine) a primitive word, root
- (declension-3, feminine) a track, footprint (of cattle)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈba.sɪs]
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs, “stepping, step; foot; base, pedestal”).
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