basso

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Italian basso, from Latin bassus (“short, low”). Doublet of base and bass. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -æsəʊ ==== Noun ==== basso (plural bassos or bassi) (music) A bass singer, especially in opera. (music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument. (music) The double bass, or contrabasso. ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== basso (plural bassoes) Obsolete spelling of bashaw and pasha. === References === === Anagrams === ASBOs, Asbos, asbos, bosas, sabos == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus (“thick, low”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑsːo/, [ˈbɑ̝s̠ːo̞] Rhymes: -ɑsːo Syllabification(key): bas‧so Hyphenation(key): bas‧so === Noun === basso (music) bass (voice; low spectrum of sound tones) (music) bass guitar ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “basso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin bassus, possibly of Ancient Greek origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbas.so/ Rhymes: -asso Hyphenation: bàs‧so === Adjective === basso (feminine bassa, masculine plural bassi, feminine plural basse, superlative bassissimo) low Antonym: alto short (in height) Synonym: piccolo Antonym: alto narrow, thin Synonyms: sottile, stretto shallow (of water) Synonym: poco profondo faint (of light) Synonyms: debole, soffuso low, lower, lowered (of position) (figurative) base Synonyms: vile, meschino === Adverb === basso low === Noun === basso m (plural bassi) bottom, lower part (music) bass (all senses); bass guitar (music) basso ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: basso → Finnish: basso == Latin == === Adjective === bassō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of bassus == Macanese == === Alternative forms === básso === Etymology === From Portuguese baixo, or some dialectal variant which retains -ss- from Late Latin bassus (“low, short”), with further semantic influence from debaixo. === Adjective === basso low ==== Derived terms ==== Basso-Monte (“the lower part or area around Fortaleza do Monte”) Basso-Guia (“the area around Guia Hill”) === Adverb === basso (often with na) underneath ==== Related terms ==== bassâ === References === https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b