bace

== English == === Etymology 1 === From dialectal English (compare Old Scots bais, base (“to beat soundly”)), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish bas (“a beating, flogging”), Swedish basa (“to beat, flog”), Danish bask (“a lash, blow”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, flap”). Cognate with Scots baiss (“to beat, drub”). More at bash, box. ==== Noun ==== bace (plural baces) (rare) A blow; a drubbing. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bace (plural baces) Obsolete form of base. ==== Adjective ==== bace (comparative more bace, superlative most bace) Obsolete form of base. ==== Verb ==== bace (third-person singular simple present baces, present participle bacing, simple past and past participle baced) Obsolete form of base. === Anagrams === ABEC, Cabe == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== bærs, bars, base ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bars/, /bas/, /baːs/ ==== Noun ==== bace bass (fish) ===== Descendants ===== English: bass, barse Yola: barse ===== References ===== “bās, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 February 2019. === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== bace alternative form of bas === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== bace alternative form of base == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.ke/ Rhymes: -ɑ.ke === Verb === bace inflection of bacan: first-person singular present indicative singular present subjunctive == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.t͡sɛ/ Rhymes: -at͡sɛ Syllabification: ba‧ce === Noun === bace f dative/locative singular of baka == Romanian == === Noun === bace f pl plural of bacă == Serbo-Croatian == === Verb === bace (Cyrillic spelling баце) third-person plural present of baciti