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
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”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
bas
first-person singular present indicative of bassen
imperative of bassen
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɑ/, /ba/
Homophones: bât, bat, bats
Etymology 1
From Old Frenchbas, from Late Latinbassus.
Adjective
bas (feminine singularbasse, masculine pluralbas, feminine pluralbasses)
low
bass
Derived terms
Bas-Canada
bas latin
Adverb
bas
low
Derived terms
Noun
basm (pluralbas)
socks; stockings; feet
lower end; bottom (of a thing)
See also
bassesse
en bas
là-bas
Etymology 2
Shortened from bas-de-chausses.
Noun
basm (pluralbas)
stocking
Derived terms
bas à jour
bas couture
bas résille
bas relief
Anagrams
ABS
Further reading
“bas” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Late Latinbassus.
Adjective
bas
low
Antonyms
alt
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishbus.
Noun
bâsf (pluralbâs-bâs)
bus
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈbas]
Hyphenation: bas
Etymology 1
From Dutchbas(“bass”), from Middle Frenchbasse, from Italianbasso, from Late Latinbassus.
Noun
bas (plural, 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 (plural, first-person possessivebasku, second-person possessivebasmu, third-person possessivebasnya)
(colloquial)boss, chief, superior
Synonyms:bos, mandor, pemborong, pembesar, kepala
Further reading
“bas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik 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 *baswōn(“father's sister, aunt, cousin”).
From Proto-Celtic*bostā(“palm, fist”) (compare Bretonboz(“hollow of the hand”)), from Proto-Indo-European*gʷost-, *gʷosdʰ-(“branch”).
Noun
basf
palm (of the hand)
Inflection
Alternative forms
bos
Related terms
lám(“hand”)
Descendants
Irish: bos
Scottish Gaelic: bas
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
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
From Latinbassus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bas/
Noun
basm inan
bass (low spectrum of sound, an instrument or a singer)