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baza
the base /ˈba.za/
noun#2102 most common
Also: the basis, the foundation, the database (in "baza de date")
Example sentences
Baza este mare.
The base is big.
Baza militară este aproape de oraș.
The military base is close to the city.
Baza de date conține multe informații.
The database contains a lot of information.
Muncitorii au turnat baza clădirii din beton.
The workers poured the building's foundation from concrete.
Decizia a fost luată pe baza rezultatelor testelor.
The decision was made on the basis of the test results.
Guvernul a consolidat baza legală a reformei fiscale prin noi amendamente.
The government strengthened the legal basis of the tax reform through new amendments.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | baza | bazele |
| Genitive | bazei | bazelor |
| Accusative | baza | bazele |
| Vocative | bază | baze |
Word family
bazăbase, basis, foundation (indefinite form)
a (se) baza peto base oneself on, to rely on
bazat/bazatăbased (on something)
bazicbasic, alkaline (chemistry)
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "bază" from French "base" in the nineteenth century, during the period when Romanian scholars reshaped the language's vocabulary along French and Latin lines. French "base" itself comes from Greek "básis" (βάσις), meaning a step or a stand, from the verb "baínein", to walk or step. "Baza" is simply "bază" plus the feminine definite article "-a", meaning "the base".
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