Russian edit

Etymology edit

Related to, and possibly derived from, осно́ва (osnóva) (unless the latter is a deverbal). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian osnòvati / осно̀вати.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐsnɐˈvatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

основа́ть (osnovátʹpf (imperfective осно́вывать)

  1. to found, to establish
  2. to base upon, to build upon

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “основа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress