basse
English
editNoun
editbasse
See also
editAnagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse bassi (“bear”).
Noun
editbasse c (singular definite bassen, plural indefinite basser)
- a big, strong man, a big thing
- an army infantryman, a private
- a Danish pastry
Inflection
editDerived terms
editDutch
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editbasse
Anagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editbasse
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Italian basso; homophony with Etymology 1 led to reinterpretation as a feminine, specifically as an ellipsis of la voix basse (“the low voice”).
Noun
editbasse f (plural basses)
- (music) bass (the lower melody)
- (music) bass (a singer of the bass melodies)
- (music) bass (the musical instrument)
- acoustic guitar
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “basse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editInterlingua
editAdjective
editbasse (comparative plus basse, superlative le plus basse)
Antonyms
editItalian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbasse f pl
Noun
editbasse f
Anagrams
editLatin
editAdjective
editbasse
References
edit- basse 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)
Lule Sami
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Samic *pësē.
Adjective
editbasse
Inflection
editThis adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
edit- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editbasse
- Alternative form of bas
Etymology 2
editNoun
editbasse
- Alternative form of base
Norman
editAdjective
editbasse
Northern Sami
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbasse
- inflection of bassit:
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse bassi (“bear”).
Noun
editbasse m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural basser, definite plural bassene)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “basse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse bassi (“bear”).[2]
Noun
editbasse m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural bassar, definite plural bassane)
Derived terms
editReferences
editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse bassi (“bear”).
Noun
editbasse
Declension
editDeclension of basse | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | basse | bassen | bassar | bassarna |
Genitive | basses | bassens | bassars | bassarnas |
Derived terms
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- fr:Musical instruments
- fr:String instruments
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- Rhymes:Italian/asse
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