basal
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪsəɫ]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US, also) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪzəɫ]
- Rhymes: -eɪsəl, -eɪzəl
Adjective edit
basal (comparative more basal, superlative most basal)
- Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
- This is the basal idea.
- The organism needs more energy on basal maintenance.
- A basal reader is a kind of book that is used to teach reading.
- (anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure.
- In the spring, basal leaves emerge from a stout taproot.
- (medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.
- a basal diet
- (chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.
- Hittite is a basal Indo-European language.
- A magnolia is a basal angiosperm.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Noun edit
basal (plural basals)
Anagrams edit
Afar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
básal m (singulative basáltu m)
Declension edit
Declension of básal | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | básal | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | básala | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | básal | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | básal | |||||||||||||||||
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References edit
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “basal”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
basal (feminine basale, masculine plural basaux, feminine plural basales)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “basal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
basal (strong nominative masculine singular basaler, comparative basaler, superlative am basalsten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist basal | sie ist basal | es ist basal | sie sind basal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | basaler | basale | basales | basale |
genitive | basalen | basaler | basalen | basaler | |
dative | basalem | basaler | basalem | basalen | |
accusative | basalen | basale | basales | basale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der basale | die basale | das basale | die basalen |
genitive | des basalen | der basalen | des basalen | der basalen | |
dative | dem basalen | der basalen | dem basalen | den basalen | |
accusative | den basalen | die basale | das basale | die basalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein basaler | eine basale | ein basales | (keine) basalen |
genitive | eines basalen | einer basalen | eines basalen | (keiner) basalen | |
dative | einem basalen | einer basalen | einem basalen | (keinen) basalen | |
accusative | einen basalen | eine basale | ein basales | (keine) basalen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist basaler | sie ist basaler | es ist basaler | sie sind basaler | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | basalerer | basalere | basaleres | basalere |
genitive | basaleren | basalerer | basaleren | basalerer | |
dative | basalerem | basalerer | basalerem | basaleren | |
accusative | basaleren | basalere | basaleres | basalere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der basalere | die basalere | das basalere | die basaleren |
genitive | des basaleren | der basaleren | des basaleren | der basaleren | |
dative | dem basaleren | der basaleren | dem basaleren | den basaleren | |
accusative | den basaleren | die basalere | das basalere | die basaleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein basalerer | eine basalere | ein basaleres | (keine) basaleren |
genitive | eines basaleren | einer basaleren | eines basaleren | (keiner) basaleren | |
dative | einem basaleren | einer basaleren | einem basaleren | (keinen) basaleren | |
accusative | einen basaleren | eine basalere | ein basaleres | (keine) basaleren |
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch basalt, from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”).
Noun edit
basal (first-person possessive basalku, second-person possessive basalmu, third-person possessive basalnya)
- (geology) basalt: a hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
Etymology 2 edit
From Malay basal (“dropsy”), from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal, “onion, bulb”).
Noun edit
basal (first-person possessive basalku, second-person possessive basalmu, third-person possessive basalnya)
Etymology 3 edit
From Dutch basaal, from English basal.
Adjective edit
basal
- basal:
- basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
- Synonym: dasar
- (anatomy, histology) associated with the base of an organism or structure.
- (medicine) of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.
- basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
Further reading edit
- “basal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
basal m (collective, singulative basla, paucal basliet)
- onion (as a mass or species); several onions
- 2018, “Tasal li tiekol burger bid-dud?”, in Television Malta (TVM)[1]:
- Biex il-burger ikun komplut jisserva bil-ħass, basal u tadam u diġà kien suċċess fl-Olanda u l-Belġju.
- For the burger to be complete it is served with lettuce, onions and tomatoes; it has already been a success in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- bulbs
Derived terms edit
Maranao edit
Verb edit
basal
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
basal m or f (plural basais, not comparable)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
basal m or f (masculine and feminine plural basales)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “basal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish بصل (basal), from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal, “onion”).
Noun edit
basal (definite accusative basali, plural basaller)
Further reading edit
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “basal1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 474