Polyglot Dictionary

Basis

/ˈbaːzɪs/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Basen

Meaning

  1. basis, foundation

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Grundlage

Basis leans toward a starting point or base, like a home base or a basis for negotiation; Grundlage leans toward a foundational premise, like the grounds for an argument.

Practice

1 What does Basis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vertrauen ist die ___ jeder guten Beziehung.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Basis?

noun

Last updated