bas

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bas

  1. plural of ba

Verb[edit]

bas

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

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bas (plural [please provide])

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

References[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun[edit]

bas

  1. sand

Quotations[edit]

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bas.

Cimbrian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

bas

  1. what
  2. which

References[edit]

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

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian basso (“low”).

Noun[edit]

bas

  1. bass, bass singer

Declension[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -ɑs
  • Audio
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Noun[edit]

bas f (plural bassen, diminutive basje n)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

bas

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

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective[edit]

bas (feminine singular 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. socks; stockings; feet
  2. lower end; bottom (of a thing)
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun[edit]

bas m (plural bas)

  1. stocking
Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective[edit]

bas

  1. low

Antonyms[edit]

Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun[edit]

bâs f (plural bâs-bâs)

  1. bus

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed 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[edit]

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

  1. sea bass
Declension[edit]
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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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[edit]

bas m (genitive singular bas, nominative plural basanna)

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

Noun[edit]

bas f (genitive singular 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.

Further reading[edit]

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun[edit]

bas (plural bas-bas, third person possessive basnya)

  1. bus

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

bas m

  1. (Guernsey, Jersey) low

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from bas

Noun[edit]

bas m (plural bas)

  1. (Jersey) ground floor

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin bassus.

Adjective[edit]

bas m (oblique and nominative feminine singular base)

  1. low (near the ground)

Descendants[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷost-, *gʷosdʰ- (“branch”).

Noun[edit]

bas f

  1. (anatomy) palm (of the hand)

Inflection[edit]

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[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb[edit]

bas

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive relative of is

Alternative forms[edit]

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]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
bas

Etymology[edit]

From Latin bassus.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bas m inan

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

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • bas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “bas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish): “jak wszelkie inne nazwy, alt i t. d., z łac.; bassus, ‘niski’” .

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]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bȁs m (Cyrillic spelling ба̏с)

  1. bass

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

  • “bas”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2018

Slovene[edit]

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bás m inan (genitive bása, nominative plural bási)

  1. bass (low frequency sound)

Declension[edit]

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

Southern Kam[edit]

Noun[edit]

bas

  1. aunt

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

Noun[edit]

bas c

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

Declension[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

Noun[edit]

bas c

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

Declension[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English bus.

Noun[edit]

bas

  1. bus

Turkish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

bas (definite accusative bası, plural baslar)

  1. (music) bass

Declension[edit]

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
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
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[edit]

bas

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