basamento
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English basement, Italian basamento, Spanish basamento.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
basamento (plural basamenti)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
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basamento m (plural basamenti)
- base (of a structure)
- bed, base plate
- (geology) basement (mass of rock underlying sedimentary cover)
Further reading edit
- basamento in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- basamento in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- basamento in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- basaménto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- baṡaménto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
basamento m (plural basamentos)
- the base of a column or another structure, plinth
- 2008, Antonio de la Iglesia, Estudios arqueológicos, CSIC-Dpto. de Publicaciones, page 82:
- Los seres del basamento del pilar de la izquierda son animales alados y barbudos, con orejas de cerdo, rostros de buitre y garras de león.
- The beings of the base of the left pillar are winged and bearded animals, with pig ears, vulture faces and lion claws.
- 2008, Antonio de la Iglesia, Estudios arqueológicos, CSIC-Dpto. de Publicaciones, page 82:
Usage notes edit
- Basamento is a false friend, and does not mean “basement”. The word for “basement” in Spanish is sótano.
Further reading edit
- “basamento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014