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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.
Translations
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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. 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. 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. 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.
Synonyms
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Coordinate terms
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Derived terms
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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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Noun

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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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See also

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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

Declension

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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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Adverb

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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

References

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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
Synonyms
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Lombard

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Etymology

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Akin toItalianbasso, from Late Latinbassus.

Adjective

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bass

  1. low

Luxembourgish

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Verb

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bass

  1. second-personsingularpresentindicative ofsinn

Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
b-s-s
3 terms

Inherited from dialectalArabic; compareTunisian Arabicبص(baṣṣ,“to fart”).

Verb

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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

Etymology 3

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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.

References

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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.

Noun

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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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Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromLate Latinbassus.

Adjective

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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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