zasada

Meaning

1. law; natural law (rule according to which things operate)
2. rule, principle (rule according to which something is constructed or works)
3. rule (way of proceeding in given circumstances, in a given area of life, sanctioned by law)
4. rule (manner; habit of conduct considered by a given person or a given environment to be good and worthy of use, binding)
5. base (any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts)
6. (obsolete) foundation, principle, base (that which is at the base)

Hyphenated as

za‧sa‧da

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zaˈsa.da/

Etymology

Deverbal from zasadzić. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Czech zásada, Slovak zásada, and Russian заса́да (zasáda).