basament

== Catalan == === Etymology === From basar +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [bə.zəˈmen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [bə.zəˈment] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ba.zaˈment] === Noun === basament m (plural basaments) (architecture) the base and pedestal of a column (geology) basement Synonym: sòcol === Further reading === “basament”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007