Bassus
See also: bassus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom bassus (“short, low”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbas.sus/, [ˈbäs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbas.sus/, [ˈbäsːus]
Proper noun
editBassus m sg (genitive Bassī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Aufidius Bassus, a Roman historian
Declension
editSecond-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.