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English

Etymology 1

From Italian basso (“low”), from Latin bassus (“low”).

Alternative forms

• (noun): base (dated)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?s
• enPR: b?s, IPA^(key): /be?s/
• Homophone: base

Adjective

bass (comparative more bass, superlative most bass)

1. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

   The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.

Translations

Noun

bass (plural basses)

1. A low spectrum of sound tones.

   Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.

2. A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.

   The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.

3. One who sings in the bass range.

   Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.

4. (music) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

   The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.

5. The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

   The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.

Synonyms

• (singer): basso
• (clef): F clef

Coordinate terms

• (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)
• (music) SATB (Initialism of soprano, alto, tenor, bass.)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

bass (third-person singular simple present basses, present participle bassing, simple past and past participle bassed)

1. To sound in a deep tone.
   • 1623 [1610], William Shakespeare, The Tempest (First Folio ed.), act III, scene iii, lines 99-99

     […] and the Thunder
     (That deepe and dreadfull Organ-Pipe) pronounc'd
     The name of Pro?per : it did ba?e my Tre?pa??e

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English bace, bas, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz (“perch”, literally “prickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?órsos (“prickle, thorn, scale”). Cognate with Dutch baars (“perch, bass”), German Barsch (“perch”). More at barse.

Alternative forms

• basse (archaic)

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?s, IPA^(key): /bæs/

Noun

bass (countable and uncountable, plural basses or bass)

1. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 3

A corruption of bast.

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?s, IPA^(key): /bæs/

Noun

bass (countable and uncountable, plural basses)

1. The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.
2. Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees
3. Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.

Derived terms

• basswood

See also

• bass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• BSAs, SABS, sabs

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-Germanic *fat? (“vessel, container”). Cognate with German Fass, Dutch vat, English vat, Icelandic fat.

Noun

bass n (plural bèssar, diminutive bèssle)

1. (Sette Comuni) vat, tub

Declension

References

• “bass” 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

German

Etymology

Former comparative of wohl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bas]

Adjective

bass (not comparable)

1. greatly

Usage notes

This primarily used in the collocations bass erstaunt/basses Erstaunen.

Declension

Further reading

• “bass” in Duden online

Latvian

Etymology

From Italian [Term?]

Noun

bass m (1st declension)

1. bass

Adjective

bass (definite basais, comparative bas?ks, superlative visbas?kais, adverb basi)

1. bare, unshod (of feet: without shoes, socks or other coverings)

Declension

Synonyms

• kails

Luxembourgish

Verb

bass

1. second-person singular present indicative of sinn

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

Etymology 1

Inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare Tunisian Arabic ??? (ba??, “to fart”).

Verb

bass (imperfect jboss)

1. to fart

Conjugation

Derived terms

• bassa

Etymology 2

From English bus.

Noun

bass m (plural basis)

1. bus

Middle English

Adjective

bass

1. Alternative form of bas

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin bassus, via Italian basso

Noun

bass m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural basser, definite plural bassene)

1. (music) bass; (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range)
2. (music) short for bassgitar (bass guitar) or kontrabass (double bass)

Derived terms

• kontrabass
• snurrebass

References

• “bass” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin bassus, via Italian basso

Noun

bass m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural bassar, definite plural bassane)

1. (music) bass; (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range)
2. (music) short for bassgitar (bass guitar) or kontrabass (double bass)

Derived terms

• kontrabass
• snurrebass

References

• “bass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Vallader) bas

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) deep, low

English

Etymology

From Vietnamese ba sa

Noun

basa (plural basa)

1. The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

Anagrams

• AABs, BSAA, SABA, Saab, Saba, abas, baas, saba, à bas

Asturian

Verb

basa

1. inflection of basar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Catalan

Noun

basa f (plural bases)

1. (card games) trick

Verb

basa

1. inflection of basar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)bas?q.

Adjective

basa

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Verb

basa

1. To wet; to cover or impregnate with liquid.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay baca, from Sanskrit ???? (v?c?).

Verb

basa

1. To read.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowing from German Bass or French basse. The meaning “prison” was probably based on French au violon (“in prison”, literally “in violin”). The meaning “bottle crate” was probably derived from that, with the bottles being confined in the crate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basa/
• Rhymes: -asa

Noun

basa f

1. (music) bass (musical instrument)
2. (informal) bottle crate (a crate used to transport bottles)
3. (informal, expressive) prison (a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

Declension

Synonyms

• (crate): p?epravka f
• (prison): v?zení n, žalá? m, katr m

Derived terms

• basák
• basista
• baskytara
• basový
• kontrabas

References

Further reading

• basa in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• basa in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Verb

basa

1. third-person singular past historic of baser

Anagrams

• à bas

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)bas?q.

Adjective

basâ (diminutive basâ-basâ)

1. damp, soaked, wet

Verb

basâ (diminutive basâ-basâ)

1. to drench, to wet

Verb

bása (diminutive basá-bása)

1. to read

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• pasa

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish ???? (ba?, “head, chief, master”), from Proto-Turkic *ba?? (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b???]
• Hyphenation: ba?sa
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

basa (plural basák)

1. pasha

Declension

Derived terms

• basáskodik

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French bas, Italian basso and Spanish bajo, all from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ba.sa/

Adjective

basa

1. low

Derived terms

• basigar (“to make low, lower, shorten the height of”)

Ilocano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)bas?q.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba?sá
• IPA^(key): /ba?sa/, [b??sa]

Adjective

basá

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Noun

basá

1. soaking

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Sanskrit ???? (bh???, “speech, language”)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bá?sa
• IPA^(key): /?basa/

Noun

bása

1. reading
2. study

Derived terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ba.sa]
• Hyphenation: ba?sa
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Dutch base, from French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis). Doublet of basis.

Noun

basa (first-person possessive basaku, second-person possessive basamu, third-person possessive basanya)

1. (chemistry) base, any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.

   Synonym: alkali

Alternative forms

• bes (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Etymology 2

Noun

basa (first-person possessive basaku, second-person possessive basamu, third-person possessive basanya)

1. Nonstandard form of bahasa (“language”).

Further reading

• “basa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b??s??], [?b?as??]

Noun

basa f

1. plural of bas

Mutation

Italian

Verb

basa

1. inflection of basare:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Saba

Jamamadí

Verb

basa

1. (Banawá) to put a stick up high

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ??

Etymology

From Old Javanese bh??a (“speech”), borrowed from Sanskrit ???? (bh???, “speech, language”)

Noun

basa (krama-ngoko basa)

1. speech
2. language
3. polite or krama register (in speech)

References

• "basa" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)bas?q.

Adjective

basa

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Ladin

Noun

basa m (plural [please provide])

1. base

Lindu

Noun

basa

1. word

Manchu

Romanization

basa

1. Romanization of ????

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit ???? (bh???, “speech, language”)

Noun

basa

1. language

Derived terms

• kabasa

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?basa/

Verb

basa

1. first/second-person singular preterite/imperfect indicative of is

Mutation

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

Verb

-basa

1. to light, to kindle

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Verb

basa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of basar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of basar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of basar.

Sundanese

Romanization

basa

1. Romanization of ??

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

Verb

-basa

1. to light, to kindle

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

From bas (leader of the daily, actual work) + -a to construct the verb.

Verb

basa (present basar, preterite basade, supine basat, imperative basa)

1. (dated) to lead, and direct, the daily work

Conjugation

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)bas?q.

Adjective

basa

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Verb

basa

1. to make wet (unintentionally)

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Tagalog ?? (basa), from Sanskrit ???? (v?c?).

Verb

basa

1. to read; to let someone read; to read for someone

Conjugation

Venetian

Adjective

basa

1. feminine singular of baso

Westrobothnian

Verb

basa

1. (transitive) To whip, thrash.

Verb

basa

1. To heat (planks) with steam, to make soft, pliant.

Verb

basa

1. To run, rush.

   let ä basa

   let it go

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

Verb

-basa

1. (transitive) to light, to kindle

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

Verb

-basa

1. (transitive) to light, to kindle
2. (transitive) to stir up, to enflame (trouble)
3. (transitive) to strike hard

Inflection

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “?asa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “?asa (7.4)”