база

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaza]

• Audio:

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Noun

ба́за • (báza) f inan (genitive ба́зы, nominative plural ба́зы, genitive plural баз)

1. base

Declension

Declension of ба́за (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́за báza	ба́зы bázy
genitive	ба́зы bázy	баз baz
dative	ба́зе bázje	ба́зам bázam
accusative	ба́зу bázu	ба́зы bázy
instrumental	ба́зай, ба́заю bázaj, bázaju	ба́замі bázami
locative	ба́зе bázje	ба́зах bázax
count form	—	ба́зы1 bázy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbazɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -azɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ба‧за

Noun

ба́за • (báza) f

1. base, basis, foundation
2. (architecture) base (lowermost part of a column)
3. (baseball) base (one of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play)
4. (military) base (permanent structure for housing military)

Declension

Declension of ба́за

	singular	plural
indefinite	ба́за báza	ба́зи bázi
definite	ба́зата bázata	ба́зите bázite

References

• “база”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “база”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Chechen

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaza/

Noun

база • (baza) class dd

1. spruce (tree)

Declension

Declension of база

	singular	plural
nominative	база (baza)	базанаш (bazanaš)
genitive	базанан (bazanan)	базанийн (bazaniı̇n)
dative	базанна (bazanna)	базанашна (bazanašna)
ergative	базано̄ (bazanoo)	базанаша (bazanaša)
allative	базане̄ (bazanee)	базанашка (bazanaška)
instrumental	базанца (bazanca)	базанашца (bazanašca)
lative	базанах (bazanax)	базанех (bazanex)
comparative	базанал (bazanal)	базанел (bazanel)

References

• Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “база”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 50b

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	بازا
Cyrillic	база
Latin	baza

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ба́за (báza), from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).

Noun

база • (baza)

1. (military) base

Declension

Declension of база

	singular	plural
nominative	база (baza)	базалар (bazalar)
genitive	базаның (bazanyñ)	базалардың (bazalardyñ)
dative	базаға (bazağa)	базаларға (bazalarğa)
accusative	базаны (bazany)	базаларды (bazalardy)
locative	базада (bazada)	базаларда (bazalarda)
ablative	базадан (bazadan)	базалардан (bazalardan)
instrumental	базамен (bazamen)	базалармен (bazalarmen)
similative	базадай (bazadai)	базалардай (bazalardai)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaza]

• Audio:

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Noun

база • (baza) f (relational adjective базен or базичен)

1. (chemistry) base
2. (colloquial) base, basis, grounds

Declension

Declension of база

	singular	plural
indefinite	база (baza)	бази (bazi)
definite unspecified	базата (bazata)	базите (bazite)
definite proximal	базава (bazava)	базиве (bazive)
definite distal	базана (bazana)	базине (bazine)
vocative	базо (bazo)	бази (bazi)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbazə]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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• Rhymes: -azə

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French base.

Noun

ба́за • (báza) f inan (genitive ба́зы, nominative plural ба́зы, genitive plural баз, relational adjective ба́зовый)

1. base

   Synonyms: основа́ние (osnovánije), платфо́рма (platfórma), фунда́мент (fundáment)

Declension

Declension of ба́за (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́за báza	ба́зы bázy
genitive	ба́зы bázy	ба́з báz
dative	ба́зе báze	ба́зам bázam
accusative	ба́зу bázu	ба́зы bázy
instrumental	ба́зой, ба́зою bázoj, bázoju	ба́зами bázami
prepositional	ба́зе báze	ба́зах bázax

Related terms

• ба́за да́нных (báza dánnyx)
• ба́зовый (bázovyj)

Descendants

• → Armenian: բազա (baza)
• → Azerbaijani:

  Cyrillic script: база

  Latin script: baza

• → Crimean Tatar:

  Cyrillic script: база

  Latin script: baza

• → Georgian: ბაზა (baza)
• → Kazakh:

  Arabic script: بازا (baza)

  Cyrillic script: база (baza)

• → Mongolian:

  Mongolian script:

  Cyrillic script: бааз (baaz)

• → Tuvan: бааза (baaza)

Etymology 2

From English based (4chan slang).

Noun

ба́за • (báza) f inan (genitive ба́зы, nominative plural ба́зы, genitive plural баз, relational adjective бази́рованный)

1. (Internet slang) something, mostly opinion or action, viewed as being based (admirable or praiseworthy)

   Antonym: кринж (krinž)

2. (Internet slang) something seen as accurate, relatable or common for a given situation

   Это база нашего общения. ― Eto baza naševo obščenija. ― This happens all the time in our conversations.

Declension

Declension of ба́за (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́за báza	ба́зы bázy
genitive	ба́зы bázy	ба́з báz
dative	ба́зе báze	ба́зам bázam
accusative	ба́зу bázu	ба́зы bázy
instrumental	ба́зой, ба́зою bázoj, bázoju	ба́зами bázami
prepositional	ба́зе báze	ба́зах bázax

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎːza/
• Hyphenation: ба‧за

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).

Noun

ба́за f (Latin spelling báza)

1. base
2. basis

Declension

Declension of база

	singular	plural
nominative	база	базе
genitive	базе	база
dative	бази	базама
accusative	базу	базе
vocative	базо	базе
locative	бази	базама
instrumental	базом	базама

Further reading

• “база”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English based, derived from 4chan slang.

Noun

ба́за f (Latin spelling báza)

1. being based

Declension

Declension of база

	singular	plural
nominative	база	базе
genitive	базе	база
dative	бази	базама
accusative	базу	базе
vocative	базо	базе
locative	бази	базама
instrumental	базом	базама

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *basa. Cognate to Kyrgyz баса (basa, “again”), etc.

Adverb

база • (baza)

1. again

References

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “база”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN, page 24

Tajik

Dari	پایگاه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	база, пойгоҳ

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ба́за (báza).

Noun

база • (baza)

1. base (permanent structure for housing military)

   Synonym: пойгоҳ (poygoh)

Inflection

Inflection of база

		singular	plural
sound	broken1	or broken1
bare		база (baza)	базаҳо (bazaho)	[Term?]	[Term?]
definite object		базаро (bazaro)	базаҳоро (bazahoro)	ро (ro)	ро (ro)
izofa		базаи (baza-yi)	базаҳои (bazaho-yi)	и (i)	и (i)
indefinite, definite relative	bare	базае (bazaye)	—	—	—
	object	базаеро (bazayero)	—	—	—

Possessive forms of база

		singular	plural
sound	broken1	broken1
bare	1st singular	базаям (bazayam)	базаҳоям (bazahoyam)	ам (am)	ам (am)
	2nd singular	базаят (bazayat)	базаҳоят (bazahoyat)	ат (at)	ат (at)
	3rd singular	базаяш (bazayaš)	базаҳояш (bazahoyaš)	аш (aš)	аш (aš)
	1st plural	базаямон (bazayamon)	базаҳоямон (bazahoyamon)	амон (amon)	амон (amon)
	2nd plural	базаятон (bazayaton)	базаҳоятон (bazahoyaton)	атон (aton)	атон (aton)
	3rd plural	базаяшон (bazayašon)	базаҳояшон (bazahoyašon)	ашон (ašon)	ашон (ašon)
		singular	plural
sound	broken1	broken1
definite object	1st singular	базаямро (bazayamro)	базаҳоямро (bazahoyamro)	амро (amro)	амро (amro)
	2nd singular	базаятро (bazayatro)	базаҳоятро (bazahoyatro)	атро (atro)	атро (atro)
	3rd singular	базаяшро (bazayašro)	базаҳояшро (bazahoyašro)	ашро (ašro)	ашро (ašro)
	1st plural	базаямонро (bazayamonro)	базаҳоямонро (bazahoyamonro)	амонро (amonro)	амонро (amonro)
	2nd plural	базаятонро (bazayatonro)	базаҳоятонро (bazahoyatonro)	атонро (atonro)	атонро (atonro)
	3rd plural	базаяшонро (bazayašonro)	базаҳояшонро (bazahoyašonro)	ашонро (ašonro)	ашонро (ašonro)

Further reading

• “база”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025

Tuvan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bAsa (“also, as well”), from Sogdian ܦܣܐ (psʾ /⁠pasā̆⁠/, “then, afterwards, on the other hand”), 𐫛𐫘𐫀𐫍 (psʾh /⁠pasā̆⁠/).

Cognate with Tofa баъса (“again”), баъсаӄ, паъса; Khakas паза (paza), Shor паза (“again”), Southern Altai база (baza); Old Uyghur 𐽼𐽰𐽿𐽰 (pʾsʾ /⁠basa⁠/), Old Turkic 𐰉𐰽𐰀 (b¹s¹a /⁠basa⁠/). Compare also Mongolian ᠪᠠᠰᠠ (basa) / бас (bas, “also, and”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɐ.zɐ/, [p̬ɐ.zɐ]
• Hyphenation: ба‧за

Adverb

база • (baza)

1. also, as well

   Мен база киноже баар мен. ― Men baza kinoje baar men. ― I'm also going to the cinema.

Conjunction

база • (baza)

1. and

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbazɐ]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).

Noun

ба́за • (báza) f inan (genitive ба́зи, nominative plural ба́зи, genitive plural баз, relational adjective ба́зовий)

1. base, basis, foundation

   Synonyms: осно́ва (osnóva), ґрунт (grunt), фунда́мент (fundáment), нарі́жний ка́мінь (narížnyj káminʹ)

Declension

Declension of ба́за
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́за báza	ба́зи bázy
genitive	ба́зи bázy	баз baz
dative	ба́зі bázi	ба́зам bázam
accusative	ба́зу bázu	ба́зи bázy
instrumental	ба́зою bázoju	ба́зами bázamy
locative	ба́зі bázi	ба́зах bázax
vocative	ба́зо bázo	ба́зи bázy

Derived terms

• авіаба́за (aviabáza)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “база”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “база”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Back-formation from базо́ваний (bazóvanyj), from English based.

Noun

ба́за • (báza) f inan (genitive ба́зи, nominative plural ба́зи, genitive plural баз)

1. (slang) a based (admirable, praiseworthy) thing

Declension

Declension of ба́за
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́за báza	ба́зи bázy
genitive	ба́зи bázy	баз baz
dative	ба́зі bázi	ба́зам bázam
accusative	ба́зу bázu	ба́зи bázy
instrumental	ба́зою bázoju	ба́зами bázamy
locative	ба́зі bázi	ба́зах bázax
vocative	ба́зо bázo	ба́зи bázy