baixo

Aragonese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba(i̯)ʃo/
• Rhymes: -a(i̯)ʃo
• Syllabification: bai‧xo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Cognate with Catalan baix, Occitan baish, Spanish bajo, English base and bass.

Adjective

baixo

1. short (of little height)

   Antonym: alto

2. low, ground (situated close to the ground)

   Antonym: alto

3. low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality)

   Antonym: alto

4. (music) bass
5. base, mean, low, despicable

Adverb

baixo

1. low
2. down (location)
3. down, quietly, softly (volume)

Noun

baixo m

1. (music) bass (sound, voice or instrument)

Preposition

baixo

1. under (in both literal and figurative senses)

   Synonym: dichós de

   Las claus son baixo l'alfombra .

   The jeys are under the rug.

Related terms

• baixa
• baixada
• baixar
• debaixo
• dichós

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

baixo

1. Verb form of baixar

Further reading

Aragonario

Catalan

Verb

baixo

1. first-person singular present indicative of baixar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese baixo, from Late Latin bassus (“low, short”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbajʃo/ [ˈba̠j.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -ajʃo
• Hyphenation: bai‧xo

Adjective

baixo (feminine baixa, masculine plural baixos, feminine plural baixas)

1. low

   Antonym: alto

Derived terms

• abaixo
• debaixo
• embaixo

Related terms

• baixa
• baixar

Preposition

baixo

1. below, under, underneath
2. after, following in time
3. following as a result of

Noun

baixo m (plural baixos)

1. (music) bass guitar
2. (music) euphonium
3. ground floor
4. (geography) depression
5. (geography) reef, shoal

Verb

baixo

1. first-person singular present indicative of baixar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “baixo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “baixo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “baixo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “baixo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “baixo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus (“low; short”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbai̯.ʃo/

Adjective

baixo m (plural baixos, feminine baixa, feminine plural baixas)

1. low; short (of little height)

Synonyms

• alto

Related terms

• baixar

Descendants

• Fala: baxiu
• Galician: baixo
• Portuguese: baixo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.ʃu/ [ˈbaɪ̯.ʃu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.ʃu/ [ˈbaɪ̯.ʃu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.ʃo/ [ˈbaɪ̯.ʃo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.ʃu/

• Audio (Portugal, Oporto):

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• Rhymes: (most dialects) -ajʃu, (Southern Brazil) -ajʃo
• Hyphenation: bai‧xo

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese baixo, from Late Latin bassus (“low, short”). Compare English bass, Spanish bajo.

Adjective

baixo (feminine baixa, masculine plural baixos, feminine plural baixas)

1. low

   Antonym: alto

2. short
3. (figuratively) immoral and/or unfair

Noun

baixo m (plural baixos)

1. (music) bass (instrument that plays in the bass range)
2. (by extension) bassist (musician who plays the bass)

   Synonym: baixista

3. depression, hollow (of land or an object)

   Synonym: depressão

4. (in the plural) basement (of a house)

   Synonym: porão

Derived terms

• baixio
• baixista

 

Etymology 2

Verb

baixo

1. first-person singular present indicative of baixar