Wiktionary

bas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bas"

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

bas

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

English edit

Noun edit

bas

  1. plural of ba

Verb edit

bas

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ba

Anagrams edit

Afrikaans edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

bas (plural basse, diminutive bassie)

  1. bass (low frequencies of sound)
  2. (music) bass (instrument)
  3. (music) a bass singer

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

bas (plural baste, diminutive bastjie)

  1. bark, rind
  2. fruit husk
  3. bast

References edit

Cebuano edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun edit

bas

  1. sand

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bas.

Cimbrian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

bas (dative bassame)

  1. (Sette Comuni, interrogative) what, which
    Bas hasto khöt? ― What did you say?
    Bas khösto? ― What are you saying?

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “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

Crimean Tatar edit

Etymology edit

From Italian basso (“low”).

Noun edit

bas

  1. bass, bass singer

Declension edit

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

References edit

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɑs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: bas
  • Rhymes: -ɑs
  • Homophone: Bas

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Noun edit

bas m (plural bassen, diminutive basje n)

  1. bass (instrument)
  2. bass (low frequencies of sound)
  3. bass (singing voice)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • → Indonesian: bas (“bass”)
  • → Papiamentu: bas
  • → Sranan Tongo: bas

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bas

  1. inflection of bassen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective edit

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

  1. low
  2. bass
Derived terms edit

Adverb edit

bas

  1. low
Derived terms edit

Noun edit

bas m (plural bas)

  1. socks; stockings; feet
  2. lower end; bottom (of a thing)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun edit

bas m (plural bas)

  1. stocking
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Friulian edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective edit

bas

  1. low

Antonyms edit

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bâs f (plural bâs-bâs)

  1. bus

Iban edit

Etymology edit

From English bus

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bas

  1. bus

Indonesian edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

bas (first-person possessive basku, second-person possessive basmu, third-person possessive basnya)

  1. 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 edit

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 edit

bas (first-person possessive basku, second-person possessive basmu, third-person possessive basnya)

  1. (colloquial) boss, chief, superior
    Synonyms: bos, mandor, pemborong, pembesar, kepala
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit

References edit

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

Further reading edit

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Middle English bace, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars (“perch”).

Noun edit

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

  1. sea bass
Declension edit
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
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

bas m (genitive singular bas, nominative plural basanna)

  1. boss (person in charge)
  2. the best (of its class, etc.)
Declension edit
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

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

  1. Alternative form of bos

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bas bhas mbas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Malay edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. bus

Alternative forms edit

  • bis (nonstandard Indonesian)
  • bus (standard Indonesian)

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

bas

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

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

bas

  1. Alternative form of base

Norman edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

bas m

  1. (Guernsey, Jersey) low

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

bas m (plural bas)

  1. (Jersey) ground floor

Occitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Languedocien)(file)

Adjective edit

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

  1. low
    Antonyms: naut, aut

Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective edit

bas m (oblique and nominative feminine singular base)

  1. low (near the ground)

Descendants edit

Old Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”)), from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *gʷost-eh₂ ~ *gʷosdʰ-eh₂ (“branch”).

Noun edit

bas f

  1. palm (of the hand)
Inflection edit
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative basL, bass baisL, bois(s) bassaH
Vocative basL, bass baisL, bois(s) bassaH
Accusative baisN, bois(s) baisL, bois(s) bassaH
Genitive baiseH, boise basL basN
Dative baisL, bois(s) bassaib bassaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bas

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive relative of is
Alternative forms edit

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bas bas
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Palauan edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

bas

  1. ember

Phalura edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

bas (Perso-Arabic spelling بس)

  1. enough
  2. in short
  3. okay

References edit

  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish edit

 
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bas

Etymology edit

Possibly borrowed from Italian basso,[1] or possible from French basse or German Bass,[2] ultimately from Latin bassus.[3] Doublet of basetla.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bas m inan

  1. (music) bass (the lowest male voice)
  2. (colloquial, music) bass, bass guitar
  3. (colloquial) liter of vodka

Declension edit

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

Noun edit

bas m pers

  1. (music) bass (a person who sings in the bass register)

Declension edit

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

Derived terms edit

adjective
nouns
verb

References edit

  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’”.

Further reading edit

  • bas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian basso or French basse.

Noun edit

bas m (uncountable)

  1. (music) bass

Declension edit

declension of bas (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bas basul
genitive/dative (unui) bas basului
vocative basule

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective edit

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

  1. (Vallader) deep, low

Salar edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *bars.

Noun edit

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

  1. tiger

References edit

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

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish bas.

Noun edit

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

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

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bȁs m (Cyrillic spelling ба̏с)

  1. bass

Declension edit

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

References edit

  • “bas” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bȃs m inan

  1. bass (low frequency sound)

Inflection edit

 
 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.
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

Southern Kam edit

Noun edit

bas

  1. aunt

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin basis.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bas c

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

Declension edit

Declension of bas 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bas basen baser baserna
Genitive bas basens basers basernas

Synonyms edit

See also edit

Noun edit

bas c

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

Declension edit

Declension of bas 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bas basen basar basarna
Genitive bas basens basars basarnas

Synonyms edit

See also edit

Noun edit

bas c

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

Declension edit

Declension of bas 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bas basen basar basarna
Genitive bas basens basars basarnas

See also edit

Further reading edit

Tatar edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

bas

  1. price

Ternate edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Dutch bassin.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bas

  1. a washbasin

References edit

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

Tok Pisin edit

Etymology edit

From English bus.

Noun edit

bas

  1. bus

Turkish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

bas (definite accusative bası, plural baslar)

  1. (music) bass
Declension edit
Inflection
Nominative bas
Definite accusative bası
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

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

bas

  1. second-person singular imperative of basmak

Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Welsh bas, from Old French bas, from Latin bassus (“short, low”).

Adjective edit

bas (feminine singular bas, plural beision, equative based, comparative basach, superlative basaf)

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

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

bas m (plural basau)

  1. 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.
  2. (chemistry) base
    Synonym: sawd
    Antonym: asid
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

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

Noun edit

bas m (plural basau)

  1. (music) bass
    Mae e'n canu bas.
    He sings bass.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

Cf. Irish bás (“death”).

Noun edit

bas f (plural basau)

  1. swoon, rapture, faint
  2. fit
  3. death
    Synonyms: marwolaeth, tranc

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bas fas mas unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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