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Webster 1913 Edition
Basso
‖
Bas′so
,Noun.
(Mus.)
(a)
The bass or lowest part;
as, to sing
. basso
(b)
One who sings the lowest part.
(c)
The double bass, or
contrabasso
. ‖Basso continuo
. [It., bass continued.]
(Mus.)
A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.
Definition 2024
Basso
basso
basso
English
Noun
basso (plural bassos or bassi)
- (music) A bass singer, especially in opera.
- (music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument.
- (music) The double bass, or contrabasso.
Related terms
Anagrams
References
- ↑ “basso” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑsːo/
- Hyphenation: bas‧so
Noun
basso
- (music) bass (voice)
- (music) bass guitar
Declension
Inflection of basso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | basso | bassot | |
genitive | basson | bassojen | |
partitive | bassoa | bassoja | |
illative | bassoon | bassoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | basso | bassot | |
accusative | nom. | basso | bassot |
gen. | basson | ||
genitive | basson | bassojen | |
partitive | bassoa | bassoja | |
inessive | bassossa | bassoissa | |
elative | bassosta | bassoista | |
illative | bassoon | bassoihin | |
adessive | bassolla | bassoilla | |
ablative | bassolta | bassoilta | |
allative | bassolle | bassoille | |
essive | bassona | bassoina | |
translative | bassoksi | bassoiksi | |
instructive | — | bassoin | |
abessive | bassotta | bassoitta | |
comitative | — | bassoineen |
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin bassus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -asso
Adjective
basso m (feminine singular bassa, masculine plural bassi, feminine plural basse)
- low
- short (in height)
- narrow, thin
- (of water) shallow
- (of light) faint
- (of position) low, lower, lowered
- (figuratively) base
Antonyms
Synonyms
Adverb
basso
Noun
basso m (plural bassi)
Related terms
- abbassare
- abbasso
- bassa
- bassamente
- bassezza
- bassista
- bassofondo
- bassorilievo
- bassotto
- bassotuba
- dabbasso
- in basso
- ribassare
- sbassare