[ˈba.sɪs], [ˈbaː.s̬is]
OriginBorrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs, “stepping, step; foot; base, pedestal”).
- declension-3, femininea pedestal, foot, base
“aliquem cum basī suā mētīrī” — to give false measure, to estimate too high
“... huic etiam Romae videmus in basi statuarum maximis litteris incisum, A COMMVNI SICILIAE DATAS.” — ... we see in his honor, even in Rome, GIVEN BY THE COMMUNITY OF SICILY carved on the base of statues in huge letters.
- declension-3, feminine, figurativelya foundation
“... et erunt tibi conpedes in protectionem fortitudinis et bases virtutis et torques illius in stolam gloriae ...” — ... and its [wisdom's] fetters will become a strong protection and the foundations of virtue for you, and its chain will become a glorious robe ...
- declension-3, femininethe base of a triangle, chord of an arc
“Illud vero (ab Aristotele animadversum, a quo pleraque) quis potest non mirari: grues cum loca calidiora petentes maria transmittant, trianguli efficere formam; eius autem summo angulo aer ab is adver” — Really, who can not be surprised by this (noticed by Aristotle, from whom comes most of this): that cranes, when they cross the seas looking for warmer places, make the shape of a triangle; for the ai
- declension-3, femininethe lowest part of the shaft of a column
- declension-3, femininea primitive word, root
- declension-3, femininea track, footprint (of cattle)
Formsbasis(genitive) · baseōs(genitive) · basios(genitive) · basis(nominative, singular) · basēs(nominative, plural) · baseis(nominative, plural) · basis(genitive, singular) · baseōs(genitive, singular) · basios(genitive, singular) · basium(genitive, plural) · basī(dative, singular) · basibus(dative, plural) · basim(accusative, singular) · basin(accusative, singular) · basem(accusative, singular) · basēs(accusative, plural) · basīs(accusative, plural) · basī(ablative, singular) · base(ablative, singular) · basibus(ablative, plural)