basso

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See also: Basso and bassò

English

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Etymology 1

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From Italian basso, from Latin bassus (short, low).[1] Doublet of base and bass.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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basso (plural bassos or bassi)

  1. (music) A bass singer, especially in opera.
  2. (music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument.
  3. (music) The double bass, or contrabasso.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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basso (plural bassoes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of bashaw. or pasha.

References

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  1. ^ “basso” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus (thick, low).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑsːo/, [ˈbɑ̝s̠ːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsːo
  • Syllabification(key): bas‧so

Noun

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basso

  1. (music) bass (voice; low spectrum of sound tones)
  2. (music) bass guitar

Declension

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Inflection of basso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative basso bassot
genitive basson bassojen
partitive bassoa bassoja
illative bassoon bassoihin
singular plural
nominative basso bassot
accusative nom. basso bassot
gen. basson
genitive basson bassojen
partitive bassoa bassoja
inessive bassossa bassoissa
elative bassosta bassoista
illative bassoon bassoihin
adessive bassolla bassoilla
ablative bassolta bassoilta
allative bassolle bassoille
essive bassona bassoina
translative bassoksi bassoiksi
abessive bassotta bassoitta
instructive bassoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of basso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bassoni bassoni
accusative nom. bassoni bassoni
gen. bassoni
genitive bassoni bassojeni
partitive bassoani bassojani
inessive bassossani bassoissani
elative bassostani bassoistani
illative bassooni bassoihini
adessive bassollani bassoillani
ablative bassoltani bassoiltani
allative bassolleni bassoilleni
essive bassonani bassoinani
translative bassokseni bassoikseni
abessive bassottani bassoittani
instructive
comitative bassoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bassosi bassosi
accusative nom. bassosi bassosi
gen. bassosi
genitive bassosi bassojesi
partitive bassoasi bassojasi
inessive bassossasi bassoissasi
elative bassostasi bassoistasi
illative bassoosi bassoihisi
adessive bassollasi bassoillasi
ablative bassoltasi bassoiltasi
allative bassollesi bassoillesi
essive bassonasi bassoinasi
translative bassoksesi bassoiksesi
abessive bassottasi bassoittasi
instructive
comitative bassoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bassomme bassomme
accusative nom. bassomme bassomme
gen. bassomme
genitive bassomme bassojemme
partitive bassoamme bassojamme
inessive bassossamme bassoissamme
elative bassostamme bassoistamme
illative bassoomme bassoihimme
adessive bassollamme bassoillamme
ablative bassoltamme bassoiltamme
allative bassollemme bassoillemme
essive bassonamme bassoinamme
translative bassoksemme bassoiksemme
abessive bassottamme bassoittamme
instructive
comitative bassoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bassonne bassonne
accusative nom. bassonne bassonne
gen. bassonne
genitive bassonne bassojenne
partitive bassoanne bassojanne
inessive bassossanne bassoissanne
elative bassostanne bassoistanne
illative bassoonne bassoihinne
adessive bassollanne bassoillanne
ablative bassoltanne bassoiltanne
allative bassollenne bassoillenne
essive bassonanne bassoinanne
translative bassoksenne bassoiksenne
abessive bassottanne bassoittanne
instructive
comitative bassoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bassonsa bassonsa
accusative nom. bassonsa bassonsa
gen. bassonsa
genitive bassonsa bassojensa
partitive bassoaan
bassoansa
bassojaan
bassojansa
inessive bassossaan
bassossansa
bassoissaan
bassoissansa
elative bassostaan
bassostansa
bassoistaan
bassoistansa
illative bassoonsa bassoihinsa
adessive bassollaan
bassollansa
bassoillaan
bassoillansa
ablative bassoltaan
bassoltansa
bassoiltaan
bassoiltansa
allative bassolleen
bassollensa
bassoilleen
bassoillensa
essive bassonaan
bassonansa
bassoinaan
bassoinansa
translative bassokseen
bassoksensa
bassoikseen
bassoiksensa
abessive bassottaan
bassottansa
bassoittaan
bassoittansa
instructive
comitative bassoineen
bassoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin bassus, possibly of Ancient Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbas.so/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -asso
  • Hyphenation: bàs‧so

Adjective

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basso (feminine bassa, masculine plural bassi, feminine plural basse, superlative bassissimo)

  1. low
    Antonym: alto
  2. short (in height)
    Synonym: piccolo
    Antonym: alto
  3. narrow, thin
    Synonyms: sottile, stretto
  4. shallow (of water)
    Synonym: poco profondo
  5. faint (of light)
    Synonyms: debole, soffuso
  6. low, lower, lowered (of position)
  7. (figurative) base
    Synonyms: vile, meschino

Adverb

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basso

  1. low

Noun

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basso m (plural bassi)

  1. bottom, lower part
  2. (music) bass (all senses); bass guitar
  3. (music) basso
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Latin

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Adjective

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bassō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of bassus

Macanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese baixo, or some dialectal variant which retains -ss- from Late Latin bassus (low, short), with further semantic influence from debaixo.

Adjective

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basso

  1. low

Derived terms

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  • Basso-Monte (the lower part or area around Fortaleza do Monte)
  • Basso-Guia (the area around Guia Hill)

Adverb

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basso

  1. (often with na) underneath
    Na básso di sól fórti amestê abrí paché
    Under the intense sun it is necessary to use an umbrella
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References

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