Bassus
See also: bassus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From bassus (“short, low”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbas.sus/, [ˈbäs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbas.sus/, [ˈbäsːus]
Proper noun edit
Bassus m sg (genitive Bassī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Aufidius Bassus, a Roman historian
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bassus |
| Genitive | Bassī |
| Dative | Bassō |
| Accusative | Bassum |
| Ablative | Bassō |
| Vocative | Basse |
References edit
- “Bassus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Bassus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.