basse
English
Noun
basse
See also
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse bassi (“bear”).
Noun
basse c (singular definite bassen, plural indefinite basser)
- a big, strong man, a big thing
- an army infantryman, a private
- a Danish pastry
Inflection
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | basse | bassen | basser | basserne |
genitive | basses | bassens | bassers | bassernes |
Derived terms
- brumbasse
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
basse
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bassen
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bas/ ~ /bɑs/
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
basse
- feminine singular of bas
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian basso; homophony with Etymology 1 led to reinterpretation as a feminine, specifically as an ellipsis of la voix basse (“the low voice”).
Noun
basse f (plural basses)
- (music) bass (the lower melody)
- (music) bass (a singer of the bass melodies)
- (music) bass (the musical instrument)
- acoustic guitar
Derived terms
Further reading
- “basse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Interlingua
Adjective
basse (comparative plus basse, superlative le plus basse)
Antonyms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbas.se/
- Rhymes: -asse
- Hyphenation: bàs‧se
Adjective
basse f pl
- feminine plural of basso
Noun
basse f
- plural of bassa
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
basse
- vocative masculine singular of bassus
References
- "basse", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Lule Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *pësē.
Adjective
basse
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Middle English
Etymology 1
Adjective
basse
- alternative form of bas
Etymology 2
Noun
basse
- alternative form of base
Norman
Adjective
basse
- feminine singular of bas
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpasse/
Verb
basse
- inflection of bassit:
- first-person dual present indicative
- third-person plural past indicative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse bassi (“bear”).
Noun
basse m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural basser, definite plural bassene)
Derived terms
- brumlebasse
- spradebasse
- villbasse
References
- “basse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse bassi (“bear”).[2]
Noun
basse m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural bassar, definite plural bassane)
Derived terms
- brumlebasse
- spradebasse
- villbasse
References
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bassi (“bear”).
Noun
basse
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | basse | basses |
definite | bassen | bassens | |
plural | indefinite | bassar | bassars |
definite | bassarna | bassarnas |
Derived terms
- vildbasse