From Dutchbas, borrowed from Middle Frenchbasse, from Italianbasso, from Late Latinbassus.
Noun
bas (pluralbasse, diminutivebassie)
bass (low frequencies of sound)
(music) bass (instrument)
(music) a bass singer
Etymology 2
From Dutchbast, from Middle Dutchbast, from Old Dutch*bast, from Proto-West Germanic*bast, from Proto-Germanic*bastaz.
Noun
bas (pluralbaste, diminutivebastjie)
bark, rind
fruit husk
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
sand
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bas.
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
baz(Luserna)
Etymology
From Middle High Germanwaz, from Old High Germanwaz, from Proto-West Germanic*hwat, from Proto-Germanic*hwat, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *hwaz. Cognate with Germanwas, Englishwhat.
Pronoun
bas (dativebassame)
(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 Italianbasso(“low”).
Noun
bas
bass, bass singer
Declension
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɑs/
Hyphenation: bas
Rhymes: -ɑs
Homophone: Bas
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Frenchbasse, from Italianbasso, from Late Latinbassus.
Noun
basm (pluralbassen, diminutivebasjen)
bass (instrument)
bass (low frequencies of sound)
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
inflection of bassen:
first-person singular present indicative
imperative
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ba/, /bɑ/
Homophones: bât, bâts(general), bat, bats(some speakers)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Frenchbas, from Late Latinbassus.
Adjective
bas (femininebasse, masculine pluralbas, feminine pluralbasses)
low
bass
Derived terms
Adverb
bas
low
Derived terms
Noun
basm (pluralbas)
socks; stockings; feet
lower end; bottom (of a thing)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Shortened from bas-de-chausses.
Noun
basm (pluralbas)
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 Latinbassus.
Adjective
bas
low
Antonyms
alt
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishbus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bâs/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bâs]
Noun
bâsf (pluralbâs-bâs)
bus
Iban
Etymology
From Englishbus
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [bas]
Noun
bas
bus
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈbas]
Rhymes: -bas, -as, -s
Hyphenation: bas
Etymology 1
From Dutchbas(“bass”), from Middle Frenchbasse, from Italianbasso, from Late Latinbassus.
Noun
bas (first-person possessivebasku, second-person possessivebasmu, third-person possessivebasnya)
bass,
a low spectrum of sound tones.
a section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
one who sings in the bass range.
Etymology 2
From Dutchbaas(“boss”), from Middle Dutchbaes(“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch*baso(“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic*baswô. Cognates include Middle Low Germanbās(“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisianbas(“master”); possibly also Old High Germanbasa("father's sister, cousin"; > German Base(“aunt, cousin”)). Doublet of bos.
Noun
bas (first-person possessivebasku, second-person possessivebasmu, third-person possessivebasnya)
(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 Englishbace, alteration of bars, from Old Englishbærs(“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic*bars(“perch”).
Borrowed from Englishboss, from Dutchbaas, from Middle Dutchbaes(“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch*baso(“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic*baswô, masculine form of *baswǭ(“father's sister, aunt, cousin”).
From Proto-Celtic*bostā(“palm, fist”) (compare Bretonboz(“hollow of the hand”)), from dialectal Proto-Indo-European*gʷost-eh₂ ~ *gʷosdʰ-eh₂(“branch”).
Noun
basf
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
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
ember
Phalura
Etymology
From Urduبس(bas), from Persianبس(bas, “enough”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bas/
Adverb
bas (Perso-Arabic spellingبس)
enough
in short
okay
References
Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Italianbasso, or possible from Frenchbasse or GermanBass, ultimately from Latinbassus. Doublet of basetla.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bas/
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: bas
Noun
basm inan
(music) bass (the lowest male voice)
(colloquial, music) bass, bass guitar
(colloquial) liter of vodka
Declension
Noun
basm pers
(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