basal
English
Etymology
From base + -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪsəɫ]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US, also) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪzəɫ]
- Rhymes: -eɪsəl, -eɪzəl
Adjective
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
- basilar
Derived terms
- basal amniote
- basal body
- basal bristle
- basal cell
- basal cell carcinoma
- basal dicot
- basal ganglion
- basal layer
- basal medium
- basal metabolic rate
- basal metabolism
- basal reader
- basal tomentum
- basal tubercle
- midbasal
- nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome
- nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
- prebasal
- probasal
Translations
relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin
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associated with the base of an organism or structure
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of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism
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being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier
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Noun
basal (plural basals)
- base, bottom, minimum
- (anatomy) Any basal structure or part
Anagrams
- Ba'als, Baals, Baʿals, LABAs, albas, baals, balas, balsa, blaas, laabs, sabal
Afar
Basal.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʌsʌl/
- Hyphenation: ba‧sal
Noun
básal m (singulative basáltu m)
- (collective) onions
Declension
| Declension of básal | ||||||||||||||||||
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| absolutive | básal | |||||||||||||||||
| predicative | básala | |||||||||||||||||
| subjective | básal | |||||||||||||||||
| genitive | básal | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “basal”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
basal (feminine basale, masculine plural basaux, feminine plural basales)
- basal
Descendants
- → Romanian: bazal
- → Turkish: bazal
Further reading
- “basal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
basal (strong nominative masculine singular basaler, comparative basaler, superlative am basalsten)
- basal
Declension
Positive forms of basal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| 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 | |
Comparative forms of basal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| 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 | |
Superlative forms of basal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am basalsten | sie ist am basalsten | es ist am basalsten | sie sind am basalsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | basalster | basalste | basalstes | basalste |
| genitive | basalsten | basalster | basalsten | basalster | |
| dative | basalstem | basalster | basalstem | basalsten | |
| accusative | basalsten | basalste | basalstes | basalste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der basalste | die basalste | das basalste | die basalsten |
| genitive | des basalsten | der basalsten | des basalsten | der basalsten | |
| dative | dem basalsten | der basalsten | dem basalsten | den basalsten | |
| accusative | den basalsten | die basalste | das basalste | die basalsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein basalster | eine basalste | ein basalstes | (keine) basalsten |
| genitive | eines basalsten | einer basalsten | eines basalsten | (keiner) basalsten | |
| dative | einem basalsten | einer basalsten | einem basalsten | (keinen) basalsten | |
| accusative | einen basalsten | eine basalste | ein basalstes | (keine) basalsten | |
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbasal]
- Hyphenation: ba‧sal
Etymology 1
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
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
From Malay basal (“dropsy”), from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal, “onion, bulb”).
Noun
basal (first-person possessive basalku, second-person possessive basalmu, third-person possessive basalnya)
- dropsy, edema
- Synonym: edema
Etymology 3
From Dutch basaal, from English basal.
Adjective
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
- “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
FWOTD – 7 October 2020
Etymology
From Arabic بَصَل (baṣal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.sal/
- Rhymes: -asal
Noun
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):
- 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.
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- bulbs
Derived terms
- basli (bulbous)
- bassal (to peel onions)
Maranao
Verb
basal
- to beat, to knock
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈzaw/ [baˈzaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈzal/ [bɐˈzaɫ]
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: ba‧sal
Adjective
basal m or f (plural basais, not comparable)
- basal
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈsal/ [baˈsal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ba‧sal
Adjective
basal (plural basales)
- basal
Derived terms
- basalmente
- cuerpo basal
- ganglio basal
- membrana basal
Related terms
- base
Further reading
- “basal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بصل (basal), from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal, “onion”).
Noun
basal (definite accusative basali, plural basaller)
- onion (Allium cepa)
- Synonym: soğan
- (botany) bulbous root
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “basal1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 474