base form
Linguistics
noun
The simple form from which the derivatives and inflected forms of a word arise.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Wilson (1812–1888).
- abiogenous
- abiologic
- abiological
- abiologically
- abiology
- abiotic
- abiotically
- abiotrophy
- Abipon
- Abipone
- Abiponian
- Abipón
- Abiquiu
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- abirritant
- a bit
- a bite at the cherry
- a bit much
- a bit of all right
- a bit of a ——
- a bitter pill (to swallow)
- a bit thick
- Abitur
- Abiturient
- abiu