bassa

See also: Bassa, bássa, and başsa

English

Noun

bassa (plural bassas)

1. Obsolete spelling of bashaw [16th–18th c.]

Anagrams

• Basas, Sabas

Catalan

Etymology

Of pre-Roman origin. Compare Spanish balsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈba.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈba.sa]

Noun

bassa f (plural basses)

1. pond, pool

   bassa del molí ― millpond

2. cistern
3. cesspit; pit toilet

Derived terms

• bassa de marea
• bassada
• bassal
• basseta
• bassol
• embassar
• ésser un tap de bassa

 

Related terms

• bàssia

Further reading

• “bassa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bassa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bassa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bassa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Faroese

Noun

bassa

1. inflection of bassi:
   1. accusative/dative/genitive singular
   2. indefinite genitive plural

Icelandic

Noun

bassa

1. inflection of bassi:
   1. indefinite accusative
   2. indefinite dative singular
   3. indefinite genitive

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas.sa/
• Rhymes: -assa
• Hyphenation: bàs‧sa

Adjective

bassa

1. feminine singular of basso

Noun

bassa f (plural basse)

1. plain, lowlands

   Synonyms: piano, pianura

Related terms

• basso

Latin

Adjective

bassa

1. inflection of bassus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

bassā

1. ablative feminine singular of bassus

References

• bassa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• bassa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• bassa in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedocien)

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Adjective

bassa

1. feminine singular of bas