bas

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Symbol

bas

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Basaa.

Noun

bas

plural of ba

Verb

bas

third-person singular simple present indicative of ba

Anagrams

SBA, sab, sab., Abs, ABs, abs, abs., ABS, Sab., SAB, abs-, ASB, A.B.s, BSA

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bɑs]

Etymology 1

From Dutch bas, borrowed from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Noun

bas (plural basse, diminutive bassie)

bass (low frequencies of sound)
(music) bass (instrument)
(music) a bass singer

Etymology 2

From Dutch bast, from Middle Dutch bast, from Old Dutch *bast, from Proto-West Germanic *bast, from Proto-Germanic *bastaz.

Noun

bas (plural baste, diminutive bastjie)

References

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

Alternative forms

balas

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun

bas

sand

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bas.

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)

(Sette Comuni, interrogative) what, which
Bas hasto khöt? ― What did you say?

Bas khösto? ― What are you saying?

Derived terms

von bassame

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

Etymology

From Italian basso (“low”).

Noun

bas

bass, bass singer

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

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

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References

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

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)

bass (instrument)
bass (low frequencies of sound)
bass (singing voice)

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Indonesian: bas (“bass”)
→ Papiamentu: bas
→ Sranan Tongo: bas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bas

inflection of bassen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba/ ~ /bɑ/
Audio; “les bas”: (file)
Homophones: bât, bâts (general), bat, bats (some speakers)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

low
bass

Derived terms

Adverb

bas

low

Derived terms

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

stocking

Derived terms

Anagrams

ABS

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas

low

Antonyms

alt

Etymology

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bâs f (plural bâs-bâs)

bus

Etymology

From English bus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bas]

Noun

bas

bus

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

bas

Wikipedia ^id

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbas]
Rhymes: -bas, -as, -s
Hyphenation: bas

Etymology 1

From Dutch bas (“bass”), from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Noun

bas (plural bas-bas)

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 (plural bas-bas)

(colloquial) boss, chief, superior
Synonyms: bos, mandor, pemborong, pembesar, kepala

Alternative forms

baas (1901–1947)

Descendants

→ Min Nan: 默氏, 默是.^[1]

References

[1]
Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

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)

sea bass

Declension

More information bare forms, case ...

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

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

Noun

bas m (genitive singular bas, nominative plural basanna)

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

Declension

More information bare forms, case ...

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

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Etymology 3

Noun

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

Alternative form of bos

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Mutated forms of *bas*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
bas	bhas	mbas

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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

bus

Alternative forms

bis (nonstandard Indonesian)
bus (standard Indonesian)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Alternative forms

baas, bace, base, bass, basse

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baːs/, /bas/

Adjective

bas

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

Descendants

English: base, bass
Scots: base

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

bas

Alternative form of base

Etymology

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

Adjective

bas m

(Guernsey, Jersey) low
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 539:
  Grànd maïr ou morte iaue,
  La lune au sud, il est basse iaue.
  Whether it be spring tides or neap tides, when the moon is due south it will be low water.

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)

(Jersey) ground floor

Adjective

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

low
Antonyms: naut, aut

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas m (oblique and nominative feminine singular base)

low (near the ground)

Descendants

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

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

palm (of the hand)

Inflection

More information singular, dual ...

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bas^L, bass	bais^L, bois(s)	bassa^H
vocative	bas^L, bass	bais^L, bois(s)	bassa^H
accusative	bais^N, bois(s)	bais^L, bois(s)	bassa^H
genitive	baise^H, boise	bas^L	bas^N
dative	bais^L, bois(s)	bassaib	bassaib

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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, bas
- → Yola: baush, bash
Scottish Gaelic: bas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bas

third-person singular present subjunctive relative of is

Alternative forms

bes

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Mutation of *bas*
radical	lenition	nasalization
bas	bas pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbas

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Etymology

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

Noun

bas

ember

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bas/

Adverb

bas (Perso-Arabic spelling بس)

enough
in short
okay

References

Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bas”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

bas

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Italian basso,^[1] or from French basse or German Bass,^[2] ultimately from Latin bassus.^[3] Compare Slovincian bas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbas/

(Greater Poland):
- (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈbas/

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: bas

Noun

bas m inan (related adjective basowy)

(music) bass (the lowest male voice)
(colloquial) bass, bass guitar
1. (more specifically, Kuyavia, in the plural) contrabass
(colloquial) liter of vodka

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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

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Noun

bas m pers

(music) bass (person who sings in the bass register)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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

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Declension of bas

Derived terms

(nouns):

(verbs):

basować impf

Descendants

→ Kashubian: bas

References

[1]
Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “bas”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
[2]
bas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
[3]
Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “bas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna: “jak wszelkie inne nazwy, alt i t. d., z łac.; bassus, ‘niski’”.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basso or French basse.

Noun

bas m (uncountable)

(music) bass

Declension

More information singular only, indefinite ...

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bas	basul
genitive-dative	bas	basului
vocative	basule

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

(Vallader) deep, low

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bars.

Noun

bas (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])

tiger

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “bas”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow

Etymology

From Old Irish bas.

Noun

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

palm (of a hand)
buailibh ur basan ― clap your hands
(dated) spoke

Etymology

From Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bâs/

Noun

bȁs m (Cyrillic spelling ба̏с)

bass

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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

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Declension of bas

References

“bas”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

bas

Wikipedia ^sl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /báːs/

Noun

bȃs m inan

bass (low frequency sound)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

More information Masculine inan., hard o-stem, nom. sing. ...

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bás
gen. sing.	bása
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bás	bása	bási
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bása	básov	básov
dative (dajȃlnik)	básu	básoma	básom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bás	bása	báse
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	básu	básih	básih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	básom	básoma	bási

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Bass. Compare Kashubian bas and Polish bas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbas/
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: bas

Noun

bas m inan (related adjective basôwy)

(music) bass, double bass (largest stringed instrument of the violin family)

Derived terms

(nouns):

basnjik

Noun

bas

aunt

Etymology

From Latin basis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑːs/
Audio: (file)

Noun

bas c

base; foundation
(mathematics) base, basis; a set of vectors which span a certain space
(mathematics) base; the lower, horizontal line in a triangle or the horizontal plane in a cone, pyramid etc.
(chemistry) base; alkali
(molecular biology, colloquial) nucleotide in the context of a DNA or RNA polymer
bass guitar
a permanent structure for housing a military

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bas	bas
singular	definite	basen	basens
plural	indefinite	baser	basers
plural	definite	baserna	basernas

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Declension of bas

Synonyms

(foundation): grund
(military): militärbas

Noun

bas c

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

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Declension of *bas*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bas	bas
singular	definite	basen	basens
plural	indefinite	basar	basars
plural	definite	basarna	basarnas

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Synonyms

arbetsledare

Noun

bas c

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

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Declension of *bas*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bas	bas
singular	definite	basen	basens
plural	indefinite	basar	basars
plural	definite	basarna	basarnas

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Alternative forms

pas

Noun

bas

price

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch bassin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbas]

Noun

bas

a washbasin

References

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

Etymology

From English bus.

Noun

bas

bus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbas/

Etymology 1

From French basse, from Italian basso, from Latin bassus.

Noun

bas (definite accusative bası, plural baslar)

(music) bass

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Declension of bas

	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

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Etymology 2

Verb

bas

second-person singular imperative of basmak

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baːs/
Rhymes: -aːs

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)

shallow, not deep
Paid â neidio i mewn i ben bas y pwll.
Don't jump into the shallow end of the pool.
insubstantial, superficial
base, worthless

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bas m (plural basau)

base, basis, foundation
Synonyms: sail, sawd, sylfaen

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.
(chemistry) base
Synonym: sawd

Antonym: asid

Derived terms

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

Related terms

alcali (“alkali”)
asid (“acid”)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

bas m (plural basau)

(music) bass
Mae e'n canu bas.
He sings bass.

Derived terms

bas dwbl (“double bass”)

Etymology 4

Cf. Irish bás (“death”).

Noun

bas f (plural basau)

Mutation

More information radical, soft ...

Mutated forms of *bas*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bas	fas	mas	unchanged

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[1] [1]
Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

[2] [1]
Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “bas”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

[3] [2]
bas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

[4] [3]
Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “bas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna: “jak wszelkie inne nazwy, alt i t. d., z łac.; bassus, ‘niski’”.

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