baxu

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʃu/ [ˈba.ʃu]
  • Rhymes: -aʃu
  • Syllabification: ba‧xu

Adjective

baxu m sg (feminine singular baxa, neuter singular baxo, masculine plural baxos, feminine plural baxes)

  1. short
  2. low

Inflection

singular plural
masculine baxu baxos
feminine baxa baxes
neuter baxo —

Derived terms

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bajo (“low”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʃu/ [ba.ʃu]
  • Rhymes: -aʃu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ba‧xu

Adjective

baxu (comparative baxuago, superlative baxuen, excessive baxuegi)

  1. low
  2. (music) bass

Declension

Declension of baxu (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive baxu baxua baxuak
ergative baxuk baxuak baxuek
dative baxuri baxuari baxuei
genitive baxuren baxuaren baxuen
comitative baxurekin baxuarekin baxuekin
causative baxurengatik baxuarengatik baxuengatik
benefactive baxurentzat baxuarentzat baxuentzat
instrumental baxuz baxuaz baxuez
inessive anim baxurengan baxuarengan baxuengan
inan baxutan baxuan baxuetan
locative anim — — —
inan baxutako baxuko baxuetako
allative anim baxurengana baxuarengana baxuengana
inan baxutara baxura baxuetara
terminative anim baxurenganaino baxuarenganaino baxuenganaino
inan baxutaraino baxuraino baxuetaraino
directive anim baxurenganantz baxuarenganantz baxuenganantz
inan baxutarantz baxurantz baxuetarantz
destinative anim baxurenganako baxuarenganako baxuenganako
inan baxutarako baxurako baxuetarako
ablative anim baxurengandik baxuarengandik baxuengandik
inan baxutatik baxutik baxuetatik
partitive baxurik — —
prolative baxutzat — —

Derived terms

  • baxutasun (“lowness”)

Noun

baxu inan or anim

  1. (music) bass (instrument)
  2. (music) bass (one who sings in the bass range)

Declension

Declension of baxu (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive baxu baxua baxuak
ergative baxuk baxuak baxuek
dative baxuri baxuari baxuei
genitive baxuren baxuaren baxuen
comitative baxurekin baxuarekin baxuekin
causative baxurengatik baxuarengatik baxuengatik
benefactive baxurentzat baxuarentzat baxuentzat
instrumental baxuz baxuaz baxuez
inessive anim baxurengan baxuarengan baxuengan
inan baxutan baxuan baxuetan
locative anim — — —
inan baxutako baxuko baxuetako
allative anim baxurengana baxuarengana baxuengana
inan baxutara baxura baxuetara
terminative anim baxurenganaino baxuarenganaino baxuenganaino
inan baxutaraino baxuraino baxuetaraino
directive anim baxurenganantz baxuarenganantz baxuenganantz
inan baxutarantz baxurantz baxuetarantz
destinative anim baxurenganako baxuarenganako baxuenganako
inan baxutarako baxurako baxuetarako
ablative anim baxurengandik baxuarengandik baxuengandik
inan baxutatik baxutik baxuetatik
partitive baxurik — —
prolative baxutzat — —

Further reading

  • “baxu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “baxu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese baixo.

Adjective

baxu

  1. (Sotavento) short
  2. (Sotavento) low

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
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