bas

Translingual

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

• ABS, ABs, Abs, BSA, SAB, SBA, Sab., abs, abs-, abs., sab

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

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

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, 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. 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

Adverb

bas

1. low

Derived terms

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

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

Derived terms

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 , 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):

Noun

bâs f (plural bâs-bâs)

1. bus

Iban

Etymology

From English bus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

bas

1. bus

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

bas

Wikipedia ^id

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• 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.

References

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 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

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

Etymology 3

Noun

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

1. Alternative form of bos

Mutation

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

1. bus

Alternative forms

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

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 , from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas m

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) low

Derived terms

Noun

bas m (plural bas)

1. (Jersey) ground floor

Occitan

Alternative forms

• baish (Gascony)

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedocien)

  (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

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

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

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

bas

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Italian basso, or possible from French basse or German Bass, ultimately from Latin bassus. Doublet of basetla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: bas

Noun

bas m inan

1. (music) bass (the lowest male voice)
2. (colloquial, music) bass, bass guitar
3. (colloquial) liter of vodka

Declension

Noun

bas m pers

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

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• bas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basso or French basse.

Noun

bas m (uncountable)

1. (music) bass

Declension

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 , plural )

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

References

• “bas” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

bas

Wikipedia ^sl

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.

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

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

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

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):

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

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