basen

See also: Basen, båsen, and báseň

English

Etymology

From base (adjective) +‎ -en.

Verb

basen (third-person singular simple present basens, present participle basening, simple past and past participle basened)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower
   • 1897, Sir William Robertson Nicoll, James Macdonell, Journalist, page 186:

     If I had time I should write a long essay to show how much the political, and the ethical, and the theological teaching of the early Friends has basened that of modern England.

   • 1956, Carlin T. Kindilien, American poetry in the eighteen nineties:

     The Nation, self-immersed, sinks in the mires;
     It basens to a horde of the unjust.

Derived terms

• basening

Anagrams

• BANES, Banes, Benas, banes, beans, besan, nabes, nesba

Asturian

Verb

basen

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of basar

Catalan

Verb

basen

1. third-person plural present indicative of basar

Dutch

Etymology 1

From English freebase. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːzə(n)/
• Hyphenation: ba‧sen
• Rhymes: -eːzən

Verb

basen

1. (transitive, intransitive, slang) to inhale or insufflate (heated cocaine)

Inflection

Inflection of basen (weak)
infinitive	basen
past singular	basede
past participle	gebased
infinitive	basen
gerund	basen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	base	basede
2nd person sing. (jij)	baset	basede
2nd person sing. (u)	baset	basede
2nd person sing. (gij)	baset	basede
3rd person singular	baset	basede
plural	basen	baseden
subjunctive sing.1	base	basede
subjunctive plur.1	basen	baseden
imperative sing.	base
imperative plur.1	baset
participles	basend	gebased
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːzə(n)/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: ba‧sen
• Rhymes: -aːzən

Noun

basen

1. plural of base

Middle English

Noun

basen

1. Alternative form of basyn

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

basen m

1. definite singular of base

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

basen m

1. definite singular of base

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinus, *baccinum, probably from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.sɛn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -asɛn
• Syllabification: ba‧sen

Noun

basen m inan (diminutive basenik)

1. pool, swimming pool

   Synonym: pływalnia

2. tank, basin (a collection point for liquids)
3. basin (an area that drains into a larger body of water)

   Synonym: zlewisko

   Hypernym: akwen

   basen oceaniczny ― ocean basin

   basen sedymentacyjny ― sedimentary basin

4. (nautical) wet dock

   Synonym: basen portowy

   Hypernym: akwen

5. basin, bedpan

Declension

Declension of basen

	singular	plural
nominative	basen	baseny
genitive	basenu	basenów
dative	basenowi	basenom
accusative	basen	baseny
instrumental	basenem	basenami
locative	basenie	basenach
vocative	basenie	baseny

Derived terms

adjective

• basenowy

 

noun

• suchy basen

 

See also

• dorzecze

Further reading

• basen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• basen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Verb

basen

1. inflection of basar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

basen

1. definite singular of bas

Anagrams

• benas

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbasɛn/
  • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbasan/, /ˈbəsɛn/, /ˈbəsan/, /sɛn/, /san/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbasɛn/
  • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbəsɛn/, /sɛn/
• Rhymes: -asɛn

Verb

basen

1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of bod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
basen	fasen	masen	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.