bass

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English

Etymology 1

A respelling of base under the influence of Italian basso (“low”).

Alternative forms

• (noun): base (dated)

Pronunciation

• enPR: bās, IPA^(key): /beɪs/
• Rhymes: -eɪs
• Homophone: base

Adjective

bass (comparative basser, superlative bassest)

1. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

Translations

Noun

bass (plural basses)

1. A low spectrum of sound tones.

2. A section of a musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.

3. One who sings in the bass range.

4. (music) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

5. The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

Synonyms

• (singer): basso
• (clef): F clef

Coordinate terms

• (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)
• (music) SATB (Initialism of soprano, alto, tenor, bass.)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

bass (third-person singular simple present basses, present participle bassing, simple past and past participle bassed)

1. To sound in a deep tone.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English bace, bas, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz (“perch”, literally “prickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórsos (“prickle, thorn, scale”). Cognate with Dutch baars (“perch, bass”), German Barsch (“perch”). More at barse.

Alternative forms

• basse (archaic)

Pronunciation

• enPR: băs, IPA^(key): /bæs/
• Rhymes: -æs
• Homophone: Bass

Noun

bass (countable and uncountable, plural basses or bass)

2. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 3

A corruption of bast.

Pronunciation

• enPR: băs, IPA^(key): /bæs/
• Rhymes: -æs

Noun

bass (countable and uncountable, plural basses)

1. The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.
2. Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees
3. Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.

Derived terms

• basswood

See also

• bass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• BSAs, SABS, sabs

Cimbrian

Noun

bass n (plural bèssar, diminutive bèssle)

1. (Mezzaselva) Alternative form of vass

Declension

German

Etymology

Former comparative of wohl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bas]

Adjective

bass (strong nominative masculine singular basser, not comparable)

1. greatly

Usage notes

This word is primarily used in the collocations bass erstaunt/basses Erstaunen.

Declension

Further reading

• “bass” in Duden online
• “bass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Kwama

Noun

bass

1. milk

References

• Goldberg, Justin, Asadik, Habte, Bekama, Jiregna, Mengistu, Mulat (2016) Gwama – English Dictionary‎^[1], SIL International

Latvian

Etymology 1

From Italian basso.

Noun

bass m (1st declension)

1. bass

Etymology 2

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *basás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós. Cognate with Lithuanian basas, Russian босо́й (bosój), English bare.

Adjective

bass (definite basais, comparative basāks, superlative visbasākais, adverb basi)

1. bare, unshod (of feet: without shoes, socks or other coverings)

   staigāt basām kājām ― to walk barefoot, to walk with bare feet

Declension

Synonyms

• kails

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

bass

1. low

Luxembourgish

Verb

bass

1. second-person singular present indicative of sinn

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

Etymology 1

Inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare Tunisian Arabic بص (baṣṣ, “to fart”).

Verb

bass (imperfect jboss, verbal noun bass)

1. to fart loudly
2. to boo (someone)

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun

bass m (plural bassis)

1. bus

Etymology 3

Adverb

bass

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of biss

Middle English

Adjective

bass

1. Alternative form of bas

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin bassus, via Italian basso.

Noun

bass m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural basser, definite plural bassene)

1. (music) bass (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range)
2. (music) short for bassgitar (bass guitar) or kontrabass (double bass)

Derived terms

• kontrabass
• snurrebass

References

• “bass” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin bassus, via Italian basso.

Noun

bass m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural bassar, definite plural bassane)

1. (music) bass (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range)
2. (music) short for bassgitar (bass guitar) or kontrabass (double bass)

Derived terms

• kontrabass
• snurrebass

References

• “bass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• bas (Vallader)

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Adjective

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

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) deep, low