English

Noun

bas

1. plural of ba

Verb

bas

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of ba

Cimbrian

Pronoun

bas

1. what
2. which

References

• “bas” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

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 966-7980-89-8

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

bas f ‎(plural bassen, diminutive basje n)

1. bass (instrument)
2. bass (low frequencies of sound)

Derived terms

• basgitaar
• contrabas

Verb

bas

1. first-person singular present indicative of bassen
2. imperative of bassen

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. low
2. bass

Derived terms

• Bas-Canada
• bas latin

Adverb

bas

1. low

Noun

bas m ‎(plural bas)

1. lower end; bottom, foot

See also

• bassesse
• en bas
• là-bas

Etymology 2

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun

bas m ‎(plural bas)

1. stocking

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

• ABS

Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas

1. low

Antonyms

• alt

Hausa

Noun

bâs f ‎(plural bas bas)

1. bus

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠasˠ/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Middle English bas, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs ‎(“a fish, perch”), from Proto-Germanic *barsaz ‎(“perch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhars-, *bharst- ‎(“prickle, thorn, scale”).

Noun

bas f ‎(genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

1. sea bass

Declension

Synonyms

• doingean mara

Etymology 2

Borrowing 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 *baswōn ‎(“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

Lojban

Rafsi

bas

1. rafsi of basti.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowing from English bus.

Noun

bas

1. bus

Norman

Etymology

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

Adjective

bas m

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) low

Derived terms

Noun

bas m ‎(plural bas)

1. (Jersey) ground floor

Old French

Etymology

From Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular base)

1. low (near the ground)

Descendants

• English: base (borrowed)
• French: bas
• Norman: bas

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bas f

1. (anatomy) palm (of the hand)

Inflection

Alternative forms

• bos

Related terms

• lám ‎(“hand”)

Descendants

• Irish: bos

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

bas

1. third-person singular present subjunctive relative of is

Alternative forms

• bes

Mutation

Polish

Etymology

From Latin bassus.^[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

bas m inan

1. bass (low spectrum of sound, an instrument or a singer)
2. a bass loudspeaker

Declension

References

1. ↑ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “bas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego: “jak wszelkie inne nazwy, alt i t. d., z łac.; bassus, ‘niski’”

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. (Vallader) deep, low

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bass

Noun

bas f ‎(genitive boise, dative bois, 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbáːs/
• Tonal orthography: bȃs

Noun

bás m inan ‎(genitive bása, nominative plural bási)

1. bass (low frequency sound)

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːs/

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bus.

Noun

bas

1. bus

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas/
• Hyphenation: bas

Noun

bas ‎(definite accusative bası, plural baslar)

1. (music) bass

Declension

Verb

bas

1. press (imperative) - from basmak (infinitive) "to press"