basamento

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English basementItalian basamentoSpanish basamento.

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Noun

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basamento (plural basamenti)

  1. basement, base (of a structure)

Italian

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Etymology

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From basare +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.zaˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: ba‧sa‧mén‧to

Noun

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basamento m (plural basamenti)

  1. base (of a structure)
  2. bed, base plate
  3. (geology) basement (mass of rock underlying sedimentary cover)

Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From basar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /basaˈmento/ [ba.saˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: ba‧sa‧men‧to

Noun

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basamento m (plural basamentos)

  1. 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.

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