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See also:BassandBaß

English

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 bass (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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    A respelling ofbase under the influence ofItalianbasso(“low”).

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    Adjective

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    bass (comparativebasser,superlativebassest)

    1. Of sound, a voice or an instrument,low inpitch orfrequency.
      The giant spoke in a deep,bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.
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    low in pitch

    Noun

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    bass (pluralbasses)

    body of abass guitar [4]
    1. A low spectrum ofsound tones.
      Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize thebass.
    2. (music) A section of a musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone andtenor.
      The conductor preferred to situate thebass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.
    3. (music) One who sings in the bass range.
      Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to abass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.
    4. (music) Aninstrument that plays in the bass range, in particular adouble bass,bass guitar,electric bass or basssynthesiser.
      The musician swung thebass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.
    5. (music notation) Theclef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; abass clef.
      The score had been written without the treble andbass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.
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    Translations
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    low spectrum of sound
    section of musical group
    singer
    musical instrument
    clef sign

    Verb

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    bass (third-person singular simple presentbasses,present participlebassing,simple past and past participlebassed)

    1. Tosound in a deep tone.
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    sound in a deep tone

    Etymology 2

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      asmallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

      FromMiddle Englishbace,bas, alteration ofbars, fromOld Englishbærs(“a fish, perch”), fromProto-West Germanic*bars, fromProto-Germanic*barsaz(“perch”, literally“prickly”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰórsos(“prickle, thorn, scale”). Cognate withDutchbaars(“perch, bass”),GermanBarsch(“perch”). More atbarse.

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      Noun

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      bass (countable anduncountable,pluralbassesorbass)

      2. Theperch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order ofPerciformes.
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      the perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order ofPerciformes—see alsoperch

      Etymology 3

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        A corruption ofbast.

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        bass (countable anduncountable,pluralbasses)

        1. Thefibrousinnerbark of thelinden orlimetree, used for makingmats.
        2. Fibers from otherplants, especiallypalm trees
        3. Anythingmade from suchfibers, such as ahassock,basket orthickmat.
          • [1865, William Stott Banks,A List of Provincial Words in use at Wakefield in Yorkshire, Wakefield: J.R.Smith, page 6:
            BASS, 1, a door mat]
          • 1982 [1980],J L Carr,A Month in the Country, Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books/Harvester Press,→ISBN, page 2:
            I set off half-heartedly, as best I could sheltering my spare clothes (which were in the straw fish-bass) under my coat. […] The rain made a channel from my trilby down my neck and one handle of the fish-bass gave way.
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        Anagrams

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        Cimbrian

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        Noun

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        bass n (pluralbèssar, diminutivebèssle)

        1. (Mezzaselva)alternative form ofvass

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        Declension ofbass –3rddeclension
        singularplural
        indef.def.noundef.noun
        nominativean'sbassdebèssar
        accusativean'sbassdebèssar
        dativeanamemebasseinbèssarn

        German

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        Etymology

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        FromMiddle High Germanbaz, fromOld High Germanbaz, fromProto-Germanic*batiz(“better”,adverb), comparative of*wela(“well”), whence Germanwohl. Represents the old adverb form ofbesser, whose adverbial use developed in Middle High German. Attributive use ofbass, in turn, is much more recent and has remained rare.

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        bass

        1. (dated higher register, sometimes humorous)greatly,totally,immensely;used witherstaunt(“astonished”) or, less often, other words expressing a sudden reaction/emotion
          Ich warbass erstaunt. ―I wastotally astonished.
          Das hat michbass überrascht. ―Thatgreatly surprised me.
        2. (obsolete)better, moreproperly,readily

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        Adjective

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        bass (strong nominative masculine singularbasser,not comparable)

        1. (by extension, rare)great,total,immense;with nouns expressing astonishment etc. (as above)
          basses Erstaunen ―stark astonishment

        Declension

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        Positive forms ofbass (uncomparable)
        number & gendersingularplural
        masculinefeminineneuter
        predicativeeristbasssieistbassesistbasssiesindbass
        strong declension
        (without article)        		nominativebasserbassebassesbasse
        genitivebassenbasserbassenbasser
        dativebassembasserbassembassen
        accusativebassenbassebassesbasse
        weak declension
        (with definite article)        		nominativederbassediebassedasbassediebassen
        genitivedesbassenderbassendesbassenderbassen
        dativedembassenderbassendembassendenbassen
        accusativedenbassendiebassedasbassediebassen
        mixed declension
        (with indefinite article)        		nominativeeinbassereinebasseeinbasses(keine)bassen
        genitiveeinesbasseneinerbasseneinesbassen(keiner)bassen
        dativeeinembasseneinerbasseneinembassen(keinen)bassen
        accusativeeinenbasseneinebasseeinbasses(keine)bassen

        Further reading

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        • “bass” inDuden online
        • “bass” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

        Kwama

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        Noun

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        bass

        1. milk

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

        Latvian

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        Etymology 1

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        FromItalianbasso.

        Noun

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        bass m (1st declension)

        1. bass

        Etymology 2

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        FromProto-Balto-Slavic*basás, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰosós. Cognate withLithuanianbasas,Russianбосо́й(bosój),Englishbare.

        Adjective

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        bass (definitebasais,comparativebasāks,superlativevisbasākais,adverbbasi)

        1. bare,unshod(of feet: without shoes, socks or other coverings)
          staigātbasāmkājām ―to walkbarefoot, to walk withbare feet
        Declension
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        Indefinite declension(nenoteiktāgalotne) ofbass
        masculine(vīriešudzimte)feminine(sieviešudzimte)
        singular
        (vienskaitlis)        		plural
        (daudzskaitlis)        		singular
        (vienskaitlis)        		plural
        (daudzskaitlis)
        nominativebassbasibasabasas
        genitivebasabasubasasbasu
        dativebasambasiembasaibasām
        accusativebasubasusbasubasas
        instrumentalbasubasiembasubasām
        locativebasābasosbasābasās
        vocative————
        Definite declension(noteiktāgalotne) ofbass
        masculine(vīriešudzimte)feminine(sieviešudzimte)
        singular
        (vienskaitlis)        		plural
        (daudzskaitlis)        		singular
        (vienskaitlis)        		plural
        (daudzskaitlis)
        nominativebasaisbasiebasābasās
        genitivebasābasobasāsbaso
        dativebasajambasajiembasajaibasajām
        accusativebasobasosbasobasās
        instrumentalbasobasajiembasobasajām
        locativebasajābasajosbasajābasajās
        vocativebaso,basaisbasiebaso,basābasās
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        Lombard

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        Etymology

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        Akin toItalianbasso, from Late Latinbassus.

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        bass

        1. low

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        bass

        1. second-personsingularpresentindicative ofsinn

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        Etymology 1

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        Root
        b-s-s
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        Inherited from dialectalArabic; compareTunisian Arabicبص(baṣṣ,“to fart”).

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        bass (imperfectjboss,verbal nounbass)

        1. tofart loudly
        2. toboo (someone)

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        Noun

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        bass m (collective,singulativebassa,pluralbases,paucalbassiet)

        1. farting

        Conjugation

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        Conjugation ofbass(Form I)
        positive forms
        singularplural
        1st person2nd person3rd person1st person2nd person3rd person
        perfectmbassejtbassejtbassbassejnabassejtubassew
        fbasset
        imperfectmnbosstbossjbossnbossutbossujbossu
        ftboss
        imperativebossbossu
        negative forms
        singularplural
        1st person2nd person3rd person1st person2nd person3rd person
        perfectmbassejtxbassejtxbassxbassejniexbassejtuxbassewx
        fbassitx
        imperfectmnbossxtbossxjbossxnbossuxtbossuxjbossux
        ftbossx
        imperativetbossxtbossux

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        Etymology 2

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        Borrowed fromEnglishbus.

        Noun

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        bass m (pluralbassis)

        1. bus

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        Adverb

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        bass

        1. (obsolete)alternative form ofbiss

        Manx

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        Etymology

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        FromOld Irishbas,bos(“palm”),[1] fromProto-Celtic*bostā(“palm, fist”) (compareBretonboz(“hollow of the hand”)), fromProto-Indo-European*gʷosto-,*gʷosdʰo-(“branch”).

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        bass f (genitive singularbassey,pluralbassyn)

        1. palm of hand

        Mutation

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        Mutation ofbass
        radicallenitioneclipsis
        bassvassmass

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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        1. ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bas”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
        2. ^Christopher Lewin (forthcoming),Sheean as Screeu, St John's: Culture Vannin, pages51, 151, 227

        Middle English

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        Adjective

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        bass

        1. alternative form ofbas

        Norwegian Bokmål

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        Etymology

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        FromLatinbassus, viaItalianbasso.

        Noun

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        bass m (definite singularbassen,indefinite pluralbasser,definite pluralbassene)

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

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        Norwegian Nynorsk

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        Etymology

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        FromLatinbassus, viaItalianbasso.

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        bass m (definite singularbassen,indefinite pluralbassar,definite pluralbassane)

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

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        Romansh

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        Alternative forms

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        Etymology

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        FromLate Latinbassus.

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        bass m (fbassa,m plbass,f plbassas)

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