basis

== English == === Etymology === From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis, derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (whence also come). Doublet of base. === Pronunciation === enPR: bāʹsĭs IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation, General American) /ˈbeɪ.sɪs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbæɪ.sɪs/ Rhymes: -eɪsɪs === Noun === basis (plural bases or (rare) baseis or (nonstandard) basises) A physical base or foundation. 1695, William Congreve, To the King, on the taking of Namur, 1810, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers (biographies), The Works of the English Poets from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 10, page 271, Beholding rocks from their firm basis rent;Mountain on mountain thrown,With threatening hurl, that shook th' aerial firmament! A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis. 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain) I wonder if the South Korean side has any basis that its smog is from China. An underlying condition or circumstance. A regular frequency. (agriculture, trading) The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange. (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space. (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses. (topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element. ==== Synonyms ==== (starting point for discussion): base ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== === Anagrams === absis, bassi, isbas == Catalan == === Verb === basis second-person singular present subjunctive of basar == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs). Doublet of base, and also related to komme, from the same ultimate source. === Noun === basis (linear algebra) basis == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of base. Also a distant doublet of komst, via Proto-Indo-European *gʷḿ̥tis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaː.zəs/, /ˈbaː.zɪs/ Hyphenation: ba‧sis === Noun === basis f (plural basissen or bases, diminutive basisje n) basis (principle, foundation, that which is elementary) base (lower portion, foundation) obsolete form of base (“base, alkali”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== basaal base ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: basis → Sranan Tongo: basis == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin basis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑsis/, [ˈbɑ̝s̠is̠] Rhymes: -ɑsis Syllabification(key): ba‧sis Hyphenation(key): ba‧sis === Noun === basis basis, base ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === bassi == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbasis/ [ˈba.sɪs] Rhymes: -asis Syllabification: ba‧sis === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch basis, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basa. ==== Noun ==== basis (plural basis-basis) basis, base Synonyms: asas, dasar basis: (mathematics) in a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space base: (electronics) the name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT) Synonym: tapak (Standard Malay) (geometry) the lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat (military) headquarter: permanent structure for housing military ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Dutch bassist (“bassist”). ==== Noun ==== basis (plural basis-basis) (music) bassist: a musician playing a bass; esp. a bass guitarist ===== Related terms ===== === Further reading === “basis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs, “stepping, step; foot; base, pedestal”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈba.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbaː.s̬is] === Noun === basis f (genitive basis or baseōs or basios); third declension (literal) a pedestal, foot, base Synonyms: fundāmentum, fundāmen, crepīdō (figurative) a foundation Synonym: rādīx (geometry) the base of a triangle, chord of an arc (architecture) the lowest part of the shaft of a column (grammar) a primitive word, root a track, footprint (of cattle) Synonym: vestīgium ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem). 1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin. ==== Derived terms ==== basella (diminutive) basicula (diminutive) basilāris (adjective) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “basis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “basis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “basis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βάσις (básis) via Latin basis, whence also the doublet base. === Noun === basis m (definite singular basisen, indefinite plural basiser, definite plural basisene) basis base ==== Derived terms ==== basisår verdensbasis === References === “basis” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βάσις (básis) via Latin basis, whence also the doublet base. === Noun === basis m (definite singular basisen, indefinite plural basisar, definite plural basisane) basis base ==== Derived terms ==== basisår === References === “basis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbasis/ [ˈba.sis] Rhymes: -asis Syllabification: ba‧sis === Noun === basis m or f same meaning (plural basis) basis === Further reading === “basis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025