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podstawa.

base (that upon which something stands)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔtˈsta.va//pɔtˈsta.va/Middle, Polish

  1. base (that upon which something stands)

    feminine

  2. base (lower part of a set of bones that make up a specific part of the skeleton)

    feminine

  3. base (lowest side of a triangle or other polygon)

    feminine

  4. base (lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat)

    feminine

  5. base (element without which something can't exist)

    feminine

  6. base (that which may be the beginning, cause or justification of something) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to what’],

    feminine

  7. base (specific amount that is the starting point for some financial calculations)

    feminine

  8. basics (elementary knowledge in something)

    feminine · in-plural

  9. basics (assumptions that give rise to some theory, science, concept)

    feminine · in-plural

  10. base (that which one may place one's legs)

    Middle · Polish · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Slavic *-dъ Proto-Slavic *podъ Proto-Slavic *podъ- Old Polish pod- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *sth₂ēw- Proto-Balto-Slavic *stāw- Proto-Slavic *stàviti Old Polish stawić Old Polish podstawićdeverb. Old Polish podstawa Polish podstawa Inherited from Old Polish podstawa. By surface analysis, deverbal from podstawić. Compare Kashubian pòdstawa and Russian подста́ва (podstáva).

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