bas

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Crimean Tatar [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Italian basso (low).

Noun [edit]

bas

  1. bass, bass singer

Declension [edit]

References [edit]

  • Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

bas f (plural bassen, diminutive basje)

  1. bass (instrument)
  2. bass (low frequencies of sound)

Verb [edit]

bas

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bassen
  2. imperative of bassen

French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /bɑ/
  • (file)

Etymology 1 [edit]

Old French, from Latin bassus.

Adjective [edit]

bas m (feminine basse, masculine plural bas, feminine plural basses)

  1. low
  2. bass
Derived terms [edit]

Adverb [edit]

bas

  1. low

Noun [edit]

bas m (plural bas)

  1. lower end; bottom, foot
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Etymology 2 [edit]

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun [edit]

bas m (plural bas)

  1. stocking
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Guernésiais [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old French, from Latin bassus.

Adjective [edit]

bas m (feminine basse, masculine plural bas, feminine plural basses)

  1. low

Irish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English bas, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (a fish, perch), from Proto-Germanic *barsaz (perch", literally "prickly fish), from Proto-Indo-European *bhars-, *bharst- (prickle, thorn, scale).

Noun [edit]

bas f (genitive baise, nominative plural basa)

  1. sea bass
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Etymology 2 [edit]

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 Proto-Germanic *baswōn (father's sister, aunt, cousin).

Noun [edit]

bas m (genitive bas, nominative plural basanna)

  1. boss (person in charge)
  2. the best (of its class, etc.)
Declension [edit]

Etymology 3 [edit]

Noun [edit]

bas f (genitive baise, nominative plural basa)

  1. Alternative form of bos.

Mutation [edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bas bhas mbas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Jèrriais [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old French, from Latin bassus.

Adjective [edit]

bas m (feminine basse, masculine plural bas, feminine plural basses)

  1. low

Derived terms [edit]

Noun [edit]

bas m (plural bas)

  1. ground floor

Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

bas

  1. rafsi of basti.

Old Irish [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Verb [edit]

bas

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive relative of is

Mutation [edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bas bas
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Polish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

bas m

  1. bass (low spectrum of sound)

Declension [edit]


Romansch [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) bass

Etymology [edit]

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective [edit]

bas m (f bassa, m pl bas, f pl bassas)

  1. (Vallader) deep, low

Scottish Gaelic [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Irish bass

Noun [edit]

bas f (genitive boise, dative bois, plural basan)

  1. palm (of a hand)
    buailibh ur basan - clap your hands
  2. (dated) spoke

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Noun [edit]

bas m (Cyrillic spelling бас)

  1. bass

Slovene [edit]

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia sl

Noun [edit]

bas m inan.

  1. bass (low frequency sound)


This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at bass. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see bas in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2008


Swedish [edit]

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bas c

  1. base; foundation
  2. (mathematics) base, basis; a set of vectors which span a certain space
  3. (mathematics) base; the lower, horizontal line in a triangle or the horizontal plane in a cone, pyramid etc.
  4. (chemistry) base; alkali
  5. (molecular biology, colloquial) nucleotide in the context of a DNA or RNA polymer
  6. bass guitar
  7. a permanent structure for housing a military

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Noun [edit]

bas c

  1. (dated) a (minor) officer or boss; the person in charge of the daily work

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bas c

  1. (uncountable) (music) the tones of lowest frequency
  2. musical instruments, musicians, singers or loudspeakers presenting such tones

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Tok Pisin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English bus.

Noun [edit]

bas

  1. bus

Turkish [edit]

Verb [edit]

bas

  1. press (imperative) - from basmak (infinitive) "to press"