Baas

See also: baas

Dutch

Etymology

From baas (“boss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːs/
• Hyphenation: Baas
• Rhymes: -aːs

Proper noun

Baas

1. a surname

French

Alternative forms

• Baath, Ba’th

Etymology

From Arabic بَعْث (baʕṯ).

Proper noun

Baas m

1. (politics) the Baath

Derived terms

• baasisme
• baasiste

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), probably from Old Saxon *baso, from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”).

Noun

Baas m (plural Basen)

1. boss

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare Dutch baas ("boss, employer"), English boss and Middle Low German bās ("foreman, supervisor").

Noun

Baas m

1. boss