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

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Cimbrian

Pronoun

bas

1. what
2. which

References

• “bas” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

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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 966-7980-89-8

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑs

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

bas f (plural bassen, diminutive basje n)

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

Derived terms

• basgitaar
• contrabas

Verb

bas

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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ/

• Audio (les bas)

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. low
2. bass

Derived terms

• Bas-Canada
• bas latin

Adverb

bas

1. low

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

1. lower end; bottom, foot

See also

• bassesse
• en bas
• là-bas

Etymology 2

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

1. stocking

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

• ABS

Further reading

• “bas” in le 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

Noun

bâs f (plural bas bas)

1. bus

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠasˠ/

Etymology 1

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

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

Borrowing 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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Lojban

Rafsi

bas

1. rafsi of basti.

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowing from English bus.

Noun

bas (plural bas-bas)

1. bus

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Norman

Etymology

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

Adjective

bas m

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) low

Derived terms

Terms derived from bas

• 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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Old French

Etymology

From Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas m (oblique and nominative feminine singular base)

1. low (near the ground)

Descendants

• English: base (borrowed)
• French: bas
• Norman: bas

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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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷost-, *gʷosdʰ- (“branch”).

Noun

bas f

1. (anatomy) palm (of the hand)

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
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

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

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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Polish

Etymology

From Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• 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

Further reading

• bas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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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 bass

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): /ˈbáːs/
• Tonal orthography: bȃs

Noun

bás m inan (genitive bása, nominative plural bási)

1. bass (low frequency sound)

Declension

Declension of bás (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	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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Swedish

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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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

declension of bas

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	bas	baslar
definite accusative (belirtme)	bası	basları
dative (yönelme)	basa	baslara
locative (bulunma)	basda	baslarda
ablative (ayrılma)	basdan	baslardan
genitive (tamlayan)	basın	basların

possessive forms of bas

benim (my)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	basım	baslarım
definite accusative (belirtme)	basımı	baslarımı
dative (yönelme)	basıma	baslarıma
locative (bulunma)	basımda	baslarımda
ablative (çıkma)	basımdan	baslarımdan
genitive (tamlayan)	basımın	baslarımın
senin (your)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	basın	basların
definite accusative (belirtme)	basını	baslarını
dative (yönelme)	basına	baslarına
locative (bulunma)	basında	baslarında
ablative (çıkma)	basından	baslarından
genitive (tamlayan)	basının	baslarının
onun (her/his/its)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	bası	basları
definite accusative (belirtme)	basını	baslarını
dative (yönelme)	basına	baslarına
locative (bulunma)	basında	baslarında
ablative (çıkma)	basından	baslarından
genitive (tamlayan)	basının	baslarının
bizim (our)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	basımız	baslarımız
definite accusative (belirtme)	basımızı	baslarımızı
dative (yönelme)	basımıza	baslarımıza
locative (bulunma)	basımızda	baslarımızda
ablative (çıkma)	basımızdan	baslarımızdan
genitive (tamlayan)	basımızın	baslarımızın
sizin (your)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	basınız	baslarınız
definite accusative (belirtme)	basınızı	baslarınızı
dative (yönelme)	basınıza	baslarınıza
locative (bulunma)	basınızda	baslarınızda
ablative (çıkma)	basınızdan	baslarınızdan
genitive (tamlayan)	basınızın	baslarınızın
onların (their)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	basları	basları
definite accusative (belirtme)	baslarını	baslarını
dative (yönelme)	baslarına	baslarına
locative (bulunma)	baslarında	baslarında
ablative (çıkma)	baslarından	baslarından
genitive (tamlayan)	baslarının	baslarının

predicative forms of bas

simple present	singular	plural
ben (I am)	basım	baslarım*
sen (you are)	bassın	baslarsın*
o (he/she/it is)	bas / basdır	baslar* / baslardır*
biz (we are)	basız	baslarız
siz (you are)	bassınız	baslarsınız
onlar (they are)	baslar	baslardır
simple past	singular	plural
ben (I was)	basdım	baslardım*
sen (you were)	basdın	baslardın*
o (he/she/it was)	basdı	baslardı*
biz (we were)	basdık	baslardık
siz (you were)	basdınız	baslardınız
onlar (they were)	basdılar	baslardı
indirect / unwitnessed past	singular	plural
ben (I was)	basmışım	baslarmışım*
sen (you were)	basmışsın	baslarmışsın*
o (he/she/it was)	basmış	baslarmış*
biz (we were)	basmışız	baslarmışız
siz (you were)	basmışsınız	baslarmışsınız
onlar (they were)	basmışlar	baslarmış
*Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations. Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives.

Verb

bas

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