bas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bas"

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Translingual

Symbol

bas

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Basaa.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Basaa terms

English

Noun

bas

1. plural of ba

Verb

bas

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ba

Anagrams

• SBA, sab, sab., Abs, ABs, abs, abs., ABS, Sab., SAB, abs-, ASB, A.B.s, BSA

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑs]

Etymology 1

From Dutch bas, borrowed from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Noun

bas (plural basse, diminutive bassie)

1. bass (low frequencies of sound)
2. (music) bass (instrument)
3. (music) a bass singer

Etymology 2

From Dutch bast, from Middle Dutch bast, from Old Dutch *bast, from Proto-West Germanic *bast, from Proto-Germanic *bastaz.

Noun

bas (plural baste, diminutive bastjie)

1. bark, rind
2. fruit husk
3. bast

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Ahtna

Stem

bas

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Momentaneous			baatsʼ (roll)
Progressive	baatsʼ (roll)
Reversitative	baatsʼ (roll)		baatsʼ (roll)	baatsʼ (roll)
Perambulative	baatsʼ (roll)		baatsʼ (roll)
Transitional			baatsʼ (roll)
Customary	baatsʼ (roll)	baatsʼ (roll)	baatsʼ (roll)	baatsʼ (roll)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• balas

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun

bas

1. sand

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• baz (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German waʒ, from Old High German waʒ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *hwaz. Cognate with German was, English what.

Pronoun

bas (dative bassame)

1. (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

Cornish

Etymology

From Old French bas, from Latin bassus (“short, low”). Cognate with Welsh bas and Breton bas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːz/

Adjective

bas

1. shallow

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Italian basso (“low”).

Noun

bas

1. bass, bass singer

Declension

Declension of bas

nominative	bas
genitive	basnıñ
dative	basqa
accusative	basnı
locative	basta
ablative	bastan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bas
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Homophone: Bas

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Noun

bas m (plural bassen, diminutive basje n)

1. bass (instrument)
2. bass (low frequencies of sound)
3. 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

1. inflection of bassen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba/ ~ /bɑ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [bɔ]

• Audio; “les bas”:

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• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Homophones: bât, bâts (general), bat, bats (some speakers)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. low
2. bass

Derived terms

• à bas
• à bas bruit
• à voix basse
• au bas mot
• bas clergé
• bas de plafond
• bas latin
• bas monde
• bas peuple
• Bas-Canada
• bas-relief
• bassement
• Basses-Alpes
• Basses-Pyrénées
• bassesse
• chapeau bas
• clarinette basse
• coup bas
• de bas étage
• en bas âge
• faire main basse
• faire profil bas
• marée basse
• messe basse
• table basse

Adverb

bas

1. low

Derived terms

• bas les masques
• bas les pattes

Noun

bas m (invariable)

1. socks; stockings; feet
2. lower end; bottom (of a thing)

Derived terms

• bas de laine
• des hauts et des bas
• en bas
• là-bas
• mettre à bas
• mettre bas
• nivellement par le bas
• note de bas de page

Etymology 2

Shortened from bas-de-chausses.

Noun

bas m (invariable)

1. 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 Latin bassus.

Adjective

bas

1. low

Antonyms

• alt

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâs/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bâs]

Noun

bâs f (plural bâs-bâs)

1. bus

Iban

Etymology

From English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bas]

Noun

bas

1. bus