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Base.

A female cousin.

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaːzə/
  1. A female cousin.

    archaic · feminine
  2. paternal aunt

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German base, from Old High German basa, from Proto-West Germanic *baswā, from Proto-Germanic *baswǭ (“father's sister; paternal aunt”). Compare Saterland Frisian Bääsje (“grandmother”), Dutch baas (“master; boss”). More at boss.

noun/ˈbaːzə/
  1. base (compound that will neutralize an acid)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

19th c., backformation from Basen, plural of Basis, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).

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