bas

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Symbol

bas

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

English

Noun

bas

1. plural of ba

Verb

bas

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ba

Anagrams

• SBA, sab, sab., Abs, ABs, abs, abs., ABS, Sab., SAB, abs-, ASB, A.B.s, BSA

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑs]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bas (plural basse, diminutive bassie)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bas (plural baste, diminutive bastjie)

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

References

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

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• balas

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun

bas

1. sand

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bas.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• baz (Luserna)

Etymology

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

bas (dative bassame)

1. (Sette Comuni, interrogative) what, which

   Bas hasto khöt? ― What did you say?

   Bas khösto? ― What are you saying?

Derived terms

• von bassame

References

• “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

Etymology

From Italian basso (“low”).

Noun

bas

1. bass, bass singer

Declension

Declension of bas

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

References

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bas
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Homophone: Bas

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bas m (plural bassen, diminutive basje n)

1. bass (instrument)
2. bass (low frequencies of sound)
3. bass (singing voice)

Derived terms

• basgitaar
• basklarinet
• baslijn
• bassist
• contrabas

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bas (“bass”)
• → Papiamentu: bas
• → Sranan Tongo: bas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bas

1. inflection of bassen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba/ ~ /bɑ/

• Audio; “les bas”:

  (file)

• Homophones: bât, bâts (general), bat, bats (some speakers)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. low
2. bass

Derived terms

• à bas
• à bas bruit
• à voix basse
• au bas mot
• bas clergé
• bas de plafond
• bas latin
• bas monde
• bas peuple
• Bas-Canada
• bas-relief
• bassement
• Basses-Alpes
• Basses-Pyrénées
• bassesse
• chapeau bas
• clarinette basse
• coup bas
• de bas étage
• en bas âge
• faire main basse
• faire profil bas
• marée basse
• messe basse
• table basse

 

Adverb

bas

1. low

Derived terms

• bas les masques
• bas les pattes

 

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

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

Derived terms

• bas de laine
• des hauts et des bas
• en bas
• là-bas
• mettre à bas
• mettre bas
• nivellement par le bas
• note de bas de page

 

Etymology 2

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

1. stocking

Derived terms

• bas à jour
• bas autofixant
• bas couture
• bas résille
• bas relief

Further reading

• “bas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ABS

Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas

1. low

Antonyms

• alt

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâs/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bâs]

Noun

bâs f (plural bâs-bâs)

1. bus

Iban

Etymology

From English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bas]

Noun

bas

1. bus

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbas]
• Rhymes: -bas, -as, -s
• Hyphenation: bas

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

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

• baas (pre-1947)

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 默氏, 默是.

Further reading

• “bas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠasˠ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

1. sea bass

Declension

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

• doingean mara

Etymology 2

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

bas m (genitive singular bas, nominative plural basanna)

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

Declension

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

Noun

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

1. Alternative form of bos

Mutation

Mutated forms of bas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bas	bhas	mbas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 67

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/
• Rhymes: -as, -bas

Noun

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

1. bus

Alternative forms

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

Further reading

• “bas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Alternative forms

• baas, bace, base, bass, basse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːs/, /bas/

Adjective

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

• English: base, bass
• Scots: base

References

• “bā̆s, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-03.

Etymology 2

Noun

bas

1. Alternative form of base

Norman

Etymology

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

Adjective

bas m

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) low
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[2], page 539:

     Grànd maïr ou morte iaue,
     La lune au sud, il est basse iaue.

     Whether it be spring tides or neap tides, when the moon is due south it will be low water.

Derived terms

• bas dg'ieau (“low water, low tide”)
• bas hèrnais (“very low axle cart”)
• bas-mât (“lower mast”)
• bâsse-ieau (“low tide”)
• bâssement

 

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

1. (Jersey) ground floor

Occitan

Alternative forms

• baish (Gascony)

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

  (file)

Adjective

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

1. low

   Antonyms: naut, aut

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas m (oblique and nominative feminine singular base)

1. low (near the ground)

Descendants

• French: bas
• Norman: bas
• → Middle English: bas, baas, bace, base, bass, basse
  • English: base, bass
  • Scots: base

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bas f

1. palm (of the hand)

Inflection

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

• bos

Related terms

• lám (“hand”)

Descendants

• Irish: bos, bas
  • → Yola: baush, bash
• Scottish Gaelic: bas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bas

1. third-person singular present subjunctive relative of is

Alternative forms

• bes

Mutation

Mutation of bas

radical	lenition	nasalization
bas	bas pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Palauan

Etymology

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

Noun

bas

1. ember

Phalura

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

Adverb

bas (Perso-Arabic spelling بس)

1. enough
2. in short
3. okay

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bas”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish

bas

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Italian basso, or from French basse or German Bass, ultimately from Latin bassus. Compare Slovincian bas.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈbas/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: bas

Noun

bas m inan (related adjective basowy)

1. (music) bass (the lowest male voice)
2. (colloquial) bass, bass guitar
   1. (more specifically, Kuyavia, in the plural) contrabass
3. (colloquial) liter of vodka

Declension

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

bas m pers

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

Declension

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

nouns

• basista
• basistka

 

verbs

• basować impf

 

Descendants

• → Kashubian: bas

Further reading

• bas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “basy”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 268

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basso or French basse.

Noun

bas m (uncountable)

1. (music) bass

Declension

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

Alternative forms

• bass (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. (Vallader) deep, low

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bars.

Noun

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

1. tiger

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bas.

Noun

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

Etymology

From Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâs/

Noun

bȁs m (Cyrillic spelling ба̏с)

1. bass

Declension

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

• “bas”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báːs/

Noun

bȃs m inan

1. bass (low frequency sound)

Inflection

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

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bass. Compare Kashubian bas and Polish bas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: bas

Noun

bas m inan (related adjective basôwy)

1. (music) bass, double bass (largest stringed instrument of the violin family)

Derived terms

nouns

• basnjik

 

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “bãs”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[4] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 17

Southern Kam

Noun

bas

1. aunt

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin basis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

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

Declension of bas

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bas	bas
	definite	basen	basens
plural	indefinite	baser	basers
	definite	baserna	basernas

Synonyms

• (foundation): grund
• (military): militärbas

See also

• basvektor

Noun

bas c

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

Declension

Declension of bas

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bas	bas
	definite	basen	basens
plural	indefinite	basar	basars
	definite	basarna	basarnas

Synonyms

• arbetsledare

See also

• basa

Noun

bas c

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

Declension

Declension of bas

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bas	bas
	definite	basen	basens
plural	indefinite	basar	basars
	definite	basarna	basarnas

See also

• baryton
• basfiol
• bashögtalare
• basist
• bastuba
• elbas
• kontrabas
• tenor

Further reading

• bas in Svensk ordbok.

Tatar

Alternative forms

• pas

Noun

bas

1. price

Ternate

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch bassin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbas]

Noun

bas

1. a washbasin

References

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bus.

Noun

bas

1. bus

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bas (definite accusative bası, plural baslar)

1. (music) bass

Declension

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

Verb

bas

1. second-person singular imperative of basmak

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

• bas data (“database”)
• pêl-fas (“baseball”)

Related terms

• alcali (“alkali”)
• asid (“acid”)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

bas m (plural basau)

1. (music) bass

   Mae e'n canu bas.

   He sings bass.

Derived terms

• bas dwbl (“double bass”)

Etymology 4

Cf. Irish bás (“death”).

Noun

bas f (plural basau)

1. swoon, rapture, faint
2. fit
3. death

   Synonyms: marwolaeth, tranc

Mutation

Mutated forms of bas

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bas	fas	mas	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.