basso

See also: Basso and bassò

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin bassus (“short, low”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æsəʊ

Noun

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.

Related terms

• basso continuo
• basso profundo

Anagrams

• ASBOs, Asbos, asbos, bosas, sabos

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

basso

1. (music) bass (voice)
2. (music) bass guitar

Declension

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

• basisti

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -asso

Adjective

1. low

   Antonym: alto

2. short (in height)

   Synonym: piccolo

   Antonym: alto

3. narrow, thin

   Synonyms: sottile, stretto

4. (of water) shallow

   Synonym: poco profondo

5. (of light) faint

   Synonyms: debole, soffuso

6. (of position) low, lower, lowered
7. (figuratively) base

   Synonyms: vile, meschino

Adverb

basso

1. low

Noun

basso m (plural bassi)

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

Related terms

• abbassare
• abbasso
• bassa
• bassamente
• bassezza
• bassista
• bassofondo
• bassorilievo
• bassotto
• bassotuba
• dabbasso
• in basso
• ribassare
• sbassare

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) bassō

1. dative masculine singular of bassus
2. dative neuter singular of bassus
3. ablative masculine singular of bassus
4. ablative neuter singular of bassus