baix

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Compare Occitan baish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbaʃ]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈbajʃ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʃ, -ajʃ

Adjective

baix (feminine baixa, masculine plural baixos, feminine plural baixes)

  1. low
    Antonym: alt
  2. short (of people)

Derived terms

Adverb

baix

  1. low

Noun

baix m (plural baixos)

  1. bass (singer in the bass range)
  2. bass (instrument that plays in the bass range)
  3. (castells) a casteller at the base of each of the columns that make up the tronc, supporting one of the segons on his or her shoulders

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