bas
Translingual
English
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɑs]
Etymology 1
From Dutch bas, borrowed from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.
Noun
bas (plural basse, diminutive bassie)
Etymology 2
From Dutch bast, from Middle Dutch bast, from Old Dutch *bast, from Proto-West Germanic *bast, from Proto-Germanic *bastaz.
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Cebuano
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧las
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bas.
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German waz, from Old High German waz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *hwaz. Cognate with German was, English what.
Pronoun
bas (dative bassame)
- (Sette Comuni, interrogative) what, which
- Bas hasto khöt? ― What did you say?
- Bas khösto? ― What are you saying?
Derived terms
References
- “bas” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Crimean Tatar
Declension
nominative | bas |
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genitive | basnıñ |
dative | basqa |
accusative | basnı |
locative | basta |
ablative | bastan |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bas
- Rhymes: -ɑs
- Homophone: Bas
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.
Noun
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Shortened from bas-de-chausses.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Hausa
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbas]
- Rhymes: -bas, -as, -s
- Hyphenation: bas
Etymology 1
From Dutch bas (“bass”), from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.
Noun
bas (first-person possessive basku, second-person possessive basmu, third-person possessive basnya)
- bass,
- a low spectrum of sound tones.
- a section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
- one who sings in the bass range.
Etymology 2
From Dutch baas (“boss”), from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic *baswô. Cognates include Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”); possibly also Old High German basa ("father's sister, cousin"; > German Base (“aunt, cousin”)). Doublet of bos.
Noun
bas (first-person possessive basku, second-person possessive basmu, third-person possessive basnya)
Descendants
- → Min Nan: 默氏, 默是.[1]
References
- Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208
Further reading
- “bas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bˠasˠ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle English bace, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars (“perch”).
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English boss, from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic *baswô, masculine form of *baswǭ (“father's sister, aunt, cousin”).
Noun
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bas | bhas | mbas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 67
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bas/
- Rhymes: -as, -bas
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːs/, /bas/
Adjective
bas
References
- “bā̆s, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-03.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French [Term?], from Late Latin bassus.
Derived terms
- bas dg'ieau (“low water, low tide”)
- bas hèrnais (“very low axle cart”)
- bas-mât (“lower mast”)
- bâsse-ieau (“low tide”)
- bâssement
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin bassus.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bas/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”)), from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *gʷost-eh₂ ~ *gʷosdʰ-eh₂ (“branch”).
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | basL, bass | baisL, bois(s) | bassaH |
Vocative | basL, bass | baisL, bois(s) | bassaH |
Accusative | baisN, bois(s) | baisL, bois(s) | bassaH |
Genitive | baiseH, boise | basL | basN |
Dative | baisL, bois(s) | bassaib | bassaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Alternative forms
Related terms
- lám (“hand”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *baca, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀah.
Phalura
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bas/
Polish

Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Italian basso,[1] or possible from French basse or German Bass,[2] ultimately from Latin bassus.[3] Doublet of basetla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bas/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: bas
Noun
bas m inan
Declension
Declension
References
- Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “bas”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- bas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “bas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna: “jak wszelkie inne nazwy, alt i t. d., z łac.; bassus, ‘niski’”.
Romanian
Romansch
Etymology
From Late Latin bassus.
Salar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bars.
References
Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “bas”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow
Scottish Gaelic
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bâs/
Declension
References
- “bas” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /báːs/
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | bás | ||
gen. sing. | bása | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
bás | bása | bási |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bása | básov | básov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
básu | básoma | básom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
bás | bása | báse |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
básu | básih | básih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
básom | básoma | bási |
Southern Kam
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑːs/
audio (file)
Noun
bas c
- base; foundation
- (mathematics) base, basis; a set of vectors which span a certain space
- (mathematics) base; the lower, horizontal line in a triangle or the horizontal plane in a cone, pyramid etc.
- (chemistry) base; alkali
- (molecular biology, colloquial) nucleotide in the context of a DNA or RNA polymer
- bass guitar
- a permanent structure for housing a military
Declension
Declension of bas | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bas | basen | baser | baserna |
Genitive | bas | basens | basers | basernas |
Synonyms
- (foundation): grund
- (military): militärbas
See also
- basvektor
Declension
Declension of bas | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bas | basen | basar | basarna |
Genitive | bas | basens | basars | basarnas |
Synonyms
See also
Noun
bas c
Declension
Declension of bas | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bas | basen | basar | basarna |
Genitive | bas | basens | basars | basarnas |
Further reading
- bas in Svensk ordbok.
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbas]
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbas/
Declension
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Nominative | bas | baslar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dative | basa | baslara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | basta | baslarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | bastan | baslardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːs/
- Rhymes: -aːs
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh bas, from Old French bas, from Latin bassus (“short, low”).
Adjective
bas (feminine singular bas, plural beision, equative based, comparative basach, superlative basaf)
- shallow, not deep
- Paid â neidio i mewn i ben bas y pwll.
- Don't jump into the shallow end of the pool.
- insubstantial, superficial
- base, worthless
Derived terms
- bas data (“database”)
- pêl-fas (“baseball”)
Derived terms
- bas dwbl (“double bass”)