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bass

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See also:BassandBaß

English

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Etymology 1

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A respelling ofbaseunder the influence ofItalianbasso(“low”).

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Adjective

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bass(comparativebasser,superlativebassest)

  1. Of sound, a voice or an instrument,lowinpitchorfrequency.
    The giant spoke in a deep,bass,rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.
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Noun

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bass(pluralbasses)

Abassvoice singing a soprano part
body of abassguitar [4]
  1. A low spectrum ofsoundtones.
    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 thebassin 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)Aninstrumentthat plays in the bass range, in particular adouble bass,bass guitar,electric bassor basssynthesiser.
    The musician swung thebassover his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.
  5. Theclefsign 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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Verb

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

  1. Tosoundin a deep tone.
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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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bass(countableanduncountable,pluralbassesorbass)

  2. Theperch;any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order ofPerciformes.
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Etymology 3

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A corruption ofbast.

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bass(countableanduncountable,pluralbasses)

  1. Thefibrousinnerbarkof thelindenorlimetree,used for makingmats.
  2. Fibersfrom otherplants,especiallypalm trees
  3. Anythingmadefrom suchfibers,such as ahassock,basketorthickmat.
    • [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-bassgave way.
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Cimbrian

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Noun

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bassn(pluralbèssar,diminutivebèssle)

  1. (Mezzaselva)Alternative form ofvass

Declension

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Declension ofbass–3rddeclension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an 's bass de bèssar
accusative an 's bass de bèssar
dative aname me basse in bèssarn

German

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Etymology

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Former comparative ofwohl.

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Adjective

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bass(strong nominative masculine singularbasser,not comparable)

  1. greatly

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Positive forms ofbass(uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative eristbass sieistbass esistbass siesindbass
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative basser basse basses basse
genitive bassen basser bassen basser
dative bassem basser bassem bassen
accusative bassen basse basses basse
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative derbasse diebasse dasbasse diebassen
genitive desbassen derbassen desbassen derbassen
dative dembassen derbassen dembassen denbassen
accusative denbassen diebasse dasbasse diebassen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative einbasser einebasse einbasses (keine)bassen
genitive einesbassen einerbassen einesbassen (keiner)bassen
dative einembassen einerbassen einembassen (keinen)bassen
accusative einenbassen einebasse einbasses (keine)bassen

Further reading

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  • “bass”inDudenonline
  • “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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bassm(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 withbarefeet
Declension
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indefinite declension(nenoteiktāgalotne)ofbass
masculine(vīriešudzimte) feminine(sieviešudzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis) 		singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative(nominatīvs) bass basi basa basas
genitive(ģenitīvs) basa basu basas basu
dative(datīvs) basam basiem basai basām
accusative(akuzatīvs) basu basus basu basas
instrumental(instrumentālis) basu basiem basu basām
locative(lokatīvs) basā basos basā basās
vocative(vokatīvs) — — — —
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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-personsingularpresentindicativeofsinn

Maltese

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Pronunciation

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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”).

Verb

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bass(imperfectj Boss,verbal nounbass)

  1. tofartloudly
  2. toboo(someone)
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Conjugation ofbass
singular plural
1stperson 2ndperson 3rdperson 1stperson 2ndperson 3rdperson
perfect m bassejt bassejt bass bassejna bassejtu bassew
f basset
imperfect m n Boss t Boss j Boss n Boss u t Boss u j Boss u
f t Boss
imperative Boss Boss u

Etymology 2

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BorrowedfromEnglishbus.

Noun

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bassm(pluralbassis)

  1. bus

Etymology 3

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Adverb

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bass

  1. (obsolete)Alternative form ofbiss

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.

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bassm(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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bassm(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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bassm(fbassa,m plbass,f plbassas)

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