basse

== English == === Noun === basse Archaic form of bass (“perch”). (music jargon) The bass voice or part within French music === See also === === Anagrams === bases, bessa == 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== brumbasse == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === basse (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bassen === Anagrams === bases == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bas/ ~ /bɑs/ === 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 ===== basse continue contrebasse bassiste guitare basse === Further reading === “basse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === bases, basés == Interlingua == === Adjective === basse (comparative plus basse, superlative le plus basse) low ==== Antonyms ==== alte == 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 === bessa == Latin == === Adjective === basse vocative masculine singular of bassus === References === "basse", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, 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 holy, sacred ==== Inflection ==== This adjective needs an inflection-table template. ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, 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) a big, strong man (especially in compounds) an unruly man ==== Derived terms ==== brumlebasse spradebasse villbasse === References === “basse” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === (Aasen): Basse (obsolete capitalization) === Etymology === From Old Norse bassi (“bear”). === Noun === basse m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural bassar, definite plural bassane) a big, strong man (especially in compounds) an unruly man (Setesdal, Telemark) synonym of bamse (“bear”) ==== Derived terms ==== brumlebasse spradebasse villbasse === References === == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse bassi (“bear”). === Noun === basse a big, strong man, a big thing an army infantryman, a private ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vildbasse === References === “basse”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “basse”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “basse”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)