bas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bas"

English

Noun

bas

1. plural of ba

Verb

bas

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ba

Anagrams

• ABS, ABs, Abs, BSA, SAB, SBA, Sab., abs, abs-, abs., sab

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑs]

Noun

bas (plural [please provide])

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

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

• balas

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun

bas

1. sand

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bas.

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• baz (Luserna)

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)

1. (Sette Comuni, interrogative) what, which

   Bas hasto khöt? ― What did you say?

   Bas khösto? ― What are you saying?

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

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Italian basso (“low”).

Noun

bas

1. bass, bass singer

Declension

Declension of bas

nominative	bas
genitive	basnıñ
dative	basqa
accusative	basnı
locative	basta
ablative	bastan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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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

bas m (plural bassen, diminutive basje n)

1. bass (instrument)
2. bass (low frequencies of sound)
3. bass (singing voice)

Derived terms

• basgitaar
• basklarinet
• baslijn
• bassist
• contrabas

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bas (“bass”)
• → Papiamentu: bas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bas

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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ/, /ba/

• Audio (les bas)

  (file)

• Homophones: bât, bat, bats

Etymology 1

From Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. low
2. bass

Derived terms

• à bas
• à bas bruit
• au bas mot
• à voix basse
• Bas-Canada
• bas clergé
• bas de plafond
• bas latin
• bas monde
• bas peuple
• bas-relief
• chapeau bas
• clarinette basse
• coup bas
• de bas étage
• en bas âge
• faire main basse
• faire profil bas
• marée basse
• messe basse
• table basse

 

Adverb

bas

1. low

Derived terms

• bas les masques
• bas les pattes

 

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

1. socks; stockings; feet
2. lower end; bottom (of a thing)

Derived terms

• bas de laine
• bassesse
• des hauts et des bas
• en bas
• là-bas
• mettre à bas
• mettre bas
• nivellement par le bas
• note de bas de page

 

Etymology 2

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

1. stocking

Derived terms

• bas à jour
• bas autofixant
• bas couture
• bas résille
• bas relief

Anagrams

• ABS

Further reading

• “bas” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas

1. low

Antonyms

• alt

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Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâs/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bâs]

Noun

bâs f (plural bâs-bâs)

1. bus

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbas]
• 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)

1. bass,
   1. a low spectrum of sound tones.
   2. a section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
   3. 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)

1. (colloquial) boss, chief, superior

   Synonyms: bos, mandor, pemborong, pembesar, kepala

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 默氏, 默是.

Further reading

• “bas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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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”).

Noun

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

1. sea bass

Declension

Declension of bas

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bas basa Vocative a bhas a bhasa Genitive baise bas Dative bas basa

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhas na basa Genitive na baise na mbas Dative leis an mbas don bhas leis na basa

Synonyms

• doingean mara

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 *baswōn (“father's sister, aunt, cousin”).

Noun

bas m (genitive singular bas, nominative plural basanna)

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

Declension

Declension of bas

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bas basanna Vocative a bhas a bhasanna Genitive bas basanna Dative bas basanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bas na basanna Genitive an bhas na mbasanna Dative leis an mbas don bhas leis na basanna

Etymology 3

Noun

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

1. Alternative form of bos

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• "bas" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/
• Rhymes: -as, -bas

Noun

bas (plural bas-bas, informal 1st possessive basku, impolite 2nd possessive basmu, 3rd possessive basnya)

1. bus

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Alternative forms

• bace, base, baas, bass, basse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːs/, /bas/

Adjective

bas

1. Low, short; lacking in height or altitude.
2. Positioned or placed low; lower than surrounding places.
3. Quiet; lacking in loudness or volume.
4. Poor, unlucky, common; of low rank or wealth.
5. (rare) Low-quality; degraded.

Descendants

• English: base
• Scots: base

References

• “bā̆s, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-03.

Etymology 2

Noun

bas

1. Alternative form of base

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas m

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) low

Derived terms

• bas dg'ieau (“low water, low tide”)
• bas hèrnais (“very low axle cart”)
• bas-mât (“lower mast”)
• bâsse-ieau (“low tide”)
• bâssement

 

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

1. (Jersey) ground floor

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• baish (Gascon)

Etymology

From Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedocien)

  (file)

Adjective

bas m (feminine singular bassa, masculine plural basses, feminine plural bassas)

1. low

   Antonyms: naut, aut

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas m (oblique and nominative feminine singular base)

1. low (near the ground)

Descendants

• French: bas
• Norman: bas
• → Middle English: bas, bace, base, baas, bass, basse
  • English: base
  • Scots: base

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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”).

Noun

bas f

1. palm (of the hand)

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	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: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Alternative forms

• bos

Related terms

• lám (“hand”)

Descendants

• Irish: bos
• Scottish Gaelic: bas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bas

1. third-person singular present subjunctive relative of is

Alternative forms

• bes

Mutation

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.

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Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *baca, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀah.

Noun

bas

1. ember

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Phalura

Etymology

From Urdu بس‎ (bas), from Persian بس‎ (bas, “enough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

Adverb

bas (Perso-Arabic spelling بس)

1. enough
2. in short
3. okay

References

• Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

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Polish

bas

Etymology

From Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

bas m inan

1. bass (low spectrum of sound, an instrument or a singer)
2. a bass loudspeaker

Declension

Declension of bas

	singular	plural
nominative	bas	basy
genitive	basu	basów
dative	basowi	basom
accusative	bas	basy
instrumental	basem	basami
locative	basie	basach
vocative	basie	basy

Derived terms

• basista, basistka

Further reading

• bas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From Italian basso or French basse.

Noun

bas m (uncountable)

1. (music) bass

Declension

declension of bas (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bas	basul
genitive/dative	(unui) bas	basului
vocative	basule

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Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. (Vallader) deep, low

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bas

Noun

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

1. palm (of a hand)

   buailibh ur basan - clap your hands

2. (dated) spoke

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâs/

Noun

bȁs m (Cyrillic spelling ба̏с)

1. bass

Declension

Declension of bas

	singular	plural
nominative	bȁs	bàsovi
genitive	basa	basova
dative	basu	basovima
accusative	basa	basove
vocative	base	basovi
locative	basu	basovima
instrumental	basom	basovima

References

• “bas” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báːs/

Noun

bȃs m inan

1. bass (low frequency sound)

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bás
gen. sing.	bása
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bás	bása	bási
accusative	bás	bása	báse
genitive	bása	básov	básov
dative	básu	básoma	básom
locative	básu	básih	básih
instrumental	básom	básoma	bási

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Southern Kam

Noun

bas

1. aunt

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin basis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːs/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of bas
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bas	basen	baser	baserna
Genitive	bas	basens	basers	basernas

Synonyms

• (foundation): grund
• (military): militärbas

See also

• basvektor

Noun

bas c

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

Declension

Declension of bas
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bas	basen	basar	basarna
Genitive	bas	basens	basars	basarnas

Synonyms

• arbetsledare

See also

• basa

Noun

bas c

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

Declension

Declension of bas
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bas	basen	basar	basarna
Genitive	bas	basens	basars	basarnas

See also

• baryton
• basfiol
• bashögtalare
• basist
• bastuba
• elbas
• kontrabas
• tenor

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Tatar

Alternative forms

• pas

Noun

bas

1. price

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Ternate

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch bassin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbas]

Noun

bas

1. a washbasin

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bus.

Noun

bas

1. bus

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas/
• Hyphenation: bas

Noun

bas (definite accusative bası, plural baslar)

1. (music) bass

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	bas
Definite accusative	bası
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bas	baslar
Definite accusative	bası	basları
Dative	basa	baslara
Locative	basta	baslarda
Ablative	bastan	baslardan
Genitive	basın	basların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular basım baslarım 2nd singular basın basların 3rd singular bası basları 1st plural basımız baslarımız 2nd plural basınız baslarınız 3rd plural basları basları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular basımı baslarımı 2nd singular basını baslarını 3rd singular basını baslarını 1st plural basımızı baslarımızı 2nd plural basınızı baslarınızı 3rd plural baslarını baslarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular basıma baslarıma 2nd singular basına baslarına 3rd singular basına baslarına 1st plural basımıza baslarımıza 2nd plural basınıza baslarınıza 3rd plural baslarına baslarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular basımda baslarımda 2nd singular basında baslarında 3rd singular basında baslarında 1st plural basımızda baslarımızda 2nd plural basınızda baslarınızda 3rd plural baslarında baslarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular basımdan baslarımdan 2nd singular basından baslarından 3rd singular basından baslarından 1st plural basımızdan baslarımızdan 2nd plural basınızdan baslarınızdan 3rd plural baslarından baslarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular basımın baslarımın 2nd singular basının baslarının 3rd singular basının baslarının 1st plural basımızın baslarımızın 2nd plural basınızın baslarınızın 3rd plural baslarının baslarının
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular basım baslarım 2nd singular bassın baslarsın 3rd singular bas bastır baslar baslardır 1st plural basız baslarız 2nd plural bassınız baslarsınız 3rd plural baslar baslardır

Verb

bas

1. second-person singular imperative of basmak

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːs/

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)

1. shallow

   Paid â neidio i mewn i ben bas y pwll.

   Don't jump into the shallow end of the pool.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin basis (“foundation, base”) and from English base.

Noun

bas m (plural basau)

1. base

   Y nod yw taro'r bêl gyda'r bat a rhedeg i gyrraedd cynifer ag sydd modd o'r basau nes cyrraedd yn ôl i'r bas cychwynnol.

   The aim is to hit the ball with the bat and run in order to reach as many of the bases as possible until you arrive back at the initial base.

Derived terms

• bas data (“database”)
• pêl-fas (“baseball”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bass or perhaps the same word as the first definition above.

Noun

bas m (plural basau)

1. (music) bass

   Mae e'n canu bas.

   He sings bass.

Derived terms

• bas dwbl (“double bass”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bas	fas	mas	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.