Basis

See also: basis

German

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis
Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis
Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.
Latin basisbor.
Middle High German basis
German Basis

    From Middle High German basis (13th c.), from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). At first in various technical senses. The generalization as “foundation” likely influenced by French base, the military use probably after English base, both from the same Latin noun.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbaːzɪs/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Basis f (genitive Basis, plural Basen)

    1. basis (foundation, principle)
      Synonyms: Grundlage, Fundament, Unterbau
      Ehrlichkeit ist die Basis für Vertrauen.
      Honesty is the basis of trust.
    2. (military, space flight) base
      Synonym: (military, more common) Stützpunkt
    3. (politics) local organization of a party, the grass roots
      Antonym: Spitze
      • 2023 October 31, Severin Weiland, “FDP: Thomas Kemmerich nennt Weckruf-Liste gegen Ampel mutiges Zeichen”, in Der Spiegel‎[1], →ISSN:
        »Der Weckruf spiegelt die Stimmung wider, die es seit Längerem in Teilen der Partei und in der Bevölkerung gegenüber der Ampel gibt«, so der Chef der FDP-Landesgruppe im Thüringer Landtag. Der Weckruf zeige auch: »Die Basis wird mutiger und lauter.«
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    4. (geometry) base of a surface
      Synonym: Grundseite
      die Basis eines gleichschenkligen Dreiecks
      the base of an isosceles triangle
    5. (arithmetics) base of a power
      Synonym: Grundzahl
      Coordinate terms: Exponent, Hochzahl
      Die Potenz a² hat die Basis a und den Exponenten 2
      The power a² has a base a and an exponent 2.

    Declension

    Declension of Basis [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Basis die Basen
    genitive einer der Basis der Basen
    dative einer der Basis den Basen
    accusative eine die Basis die Basen

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “Basis”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)
    • “Basis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Basis” in Duden online
    • Basis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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