Basis
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]Basis f (genitive Basis, plural Basen)
- basis (foundation, principle)
- (military, astronautics) base
- Synonym: (military, more common) Stützpunkt
- (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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- (mathematics) base
- of a surface
- Synonym: Grundseite
- die Basis eines gleichschenkligen Dreiecks
- the base of an isosceles triangle
- of a power
- of a surface
Declension
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