baixista

Catalan

Etymology

From baix +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈʃis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bajˈʃis.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

baixista m or f by sense (plural baixistes)

1. (music) bassist

Related terms

• contrabaixista

Further reading

• “baixista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bajˈʃis.tɐ/ [baɪ̯ˈʃis.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bajˈʃis.tɐ/ [baɪ̯ˈʃis.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bajˈʃiʃ.tɐ/ [baɪ̯ˈʃiʃ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bajˈʃis.ta/ [baɪ̯ˈʃis.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bajˈʃiʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: bai‧xis‧ta

Etymology 1

From baixo (“bass”) +‎ -ista. Compare Spanish bajista.

Noun

baixista m or f by sense (plural baixistas)

1. (music) bassist (musician who plays a bass instrument)

Etymology 2

From baixo (“low”) +‎ -ista.

Adjective

baixista m or f (plural baixistas)

1. (finance) bear (characterized by falling prices)

   O mercado foi afetado por uma forte pressão baixista. ― The market was affected by a strong bear pressure.

Noun

baixista m or f by sense (plural baixistas)

1. (finance) bear (investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices)