бас

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from French basse, and Italian basso, whence also obsolete ба́со (báso). бас (bas) is from 1863, whereas ба́со (báso) sees use starting from 1862, but has since disappeared from use.

Noun

бас (basm

  1. (music) bass (a low spectrum of sound tones)
  2. (music) bass, basso (male singer who sings in the bass range)
  3. (music) bass, double bass (an instrument that plays in the bass range)
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Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish بحث (bahs), whence Modern Turkish bahis.

Noun

бас (basm

  1. bet, wager
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References

  • бас”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бас”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • бас”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 45
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бас, басо”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 35

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (head).

Noun

бас (bas)

  1. (anatomy) head

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бас (bas).

Pronunciation

Noun

бас (bas) (music)

  1. bass (voice)
  2. bass strings, bass keys
    гармоньчо гармоньын басшым терген онча
    garmońčo garmońyn basšym tergen onča
    the accordion player is checking the accordion's bass keys

Declension

Declension of бас
singular plural
nominative бас (bas) бас-влак (bas-vlak)
accusative басым (basym) бас-влакым (bas-vlakym)
genitive басын (basyn) бас-влакын (bas-vlakyn)
dative баслан (baslan) бас-влаклан (bas-vlaklan)
comitative басге (basge) бас-влакге (bas-vlakge)
comparative басла (basla) бас-влакла (bas-vlakla)
inessive басыште (basyšte) бас-влакыште (bas-vlakyšte)
illative (short) басыш (basyš) бас-влакыш (bas-vlakyš)
illative (long) басышке (basyške) бас-влакышке (bas-vlakyške)
lative басеш (baseš) бас-влакеш (bas-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of бас
singular plural
1st person басем (basem) басна (basna)
2nd person басет (baset) басда (basda)
3rd person басше (basše) басышт (basyšt)

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “бас”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic باس
Cyrillic бас
Latin bas
Yañalif ʙas
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (head).

Noun

бас (bas)

  1. head
  2. chief, leader
  3. start, beginning

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian бас (bas), from German Bass, from Italian basso, from Latin bassus.

Noun

бас (bas)

  1. bass (voice)
  2. bass (singer)
Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

бас (bas)

  1. active imperative of басу (basu)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

бас (basm

  1. bass (voice)
  2. bass (singer)
  3. bass (instrument)

Declension

Mongolian

Etymology

Compare Khitan 𘮽𘯢 (b-as, again)

Adverb

бас (bas) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠰᠠ (basa))

  1. also, and, either, else, likewise, too, yet
    Эдгээр хандлага нь бодлого тодорхойлдог буюу эрх мэдэлтнүүдийн хувьд эерэг сайн алдар хүнд олох бас нэг боломж юм.

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Adjective

бас (bas) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠰᠠ (basa))

  1. another, other

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *baĺč.[1][2] Cognate to Karakalpak bas, etc.

Noun

бас (bas)

  1. head (part of the body)

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “1 baş”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 375
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*baĺč”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

бас (basm inan or m anim (genitive ба́са, nominative plural басы́, genitive plural басо́в)

  1. bass (voice)
  2. bass (singer)

Declension

Descendants

  • Eastern Mari: бас (bas)
  • Kazakh: бас (bas)
  • Yakut: бас (bas)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bass, from Italian basso, from Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

Noun

ба̏с m (Latin spelling bȁs)

  1. bass

Declension

References

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

Ukrainian

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Bass, from Italian basso, from Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

Noun

бас (basm inan (genitive ба́са, nominative plural ба́си, genitive plural ба́сів, relational adjective басо́вий)

  1. (music) bass

Declension

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Yakut

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *baĺč (head).

Cognate with Chuvash пуҫ (puś), Khalaj baş, Turkish baş, Uzbek bosh, Bashkir баш (baş) and Tuvan баш (baş).

Noun

бас (bas)

  1. (anatomy) head
    Synonym: төбө (töbö)
  2. beginning, source
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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

бас (bas)

  1. (transitive) to scoop (liquid or something bulky)
    уута басuuta basto scoop water
    буорда басbuorda basto scoop soil

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Russian бас (bas).

Noun

бас (bas)

  1. (music) bass

References

  • Pekarskij, E. K. (1959) “бас”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary]‎ (in Russian), volume I, a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press, columns 388-390