Base

See also: base, BASE, basé, and Báse

English

Etymology

From base (“short”).

Proper noun

Base

  1. A surname​.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːzə/
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  • Rhymes: -aːzə

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)

  1. (archaic) A female cousin.
    Synonym: Cousine, Kusine

Etymology 2

From Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).

Noun

Base f (genitive Base, plural Basen)

  1. (chemistry) base (compound that will neutralize an acid)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ba.sɛ/

Proper noun

Base

  1. A surname​.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Base is the 2,903rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring at 4,318 individuals.

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