основать

Russian

Etymology

Related to, and possibly derived from, осно́ва (osnóva) (unless the latter is a deverbal). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian osnòvati / осно̀вати.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐsnɐˈvatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

основа́ть (osnovátʹ) pf (imperfective осно́вывать)

  1. to found, to establish
  2. to base upon, to build upon

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), основа”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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