bass
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-m1
Definitions
- (music) bass; musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range
- (musical instruments) short for bassgitar (bassgitar) (bass guitar) or kontrabass (kontrabass) (double bass)
Etymology
Derived from Latin bassus (low, short) derived from Italian basso (low, bass).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
basso
Gloss
low, bass
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bass English
- basso English
- debase English
- *bassiare Latin
- *bassiō Latin
- bassus Latin
- Bass German
- basszus Hungarian
- abbasso Italian
- bassamente Italian
- bassetto Italian
- bassezza Italian
- bassissimo Italian
- bassista Italian
- basso Italian
- bassorilievo Italian
- contrabbasso Italian
- iperbasso Italian
- bas French
- bajo Spanish, Castilian
- βάσις Ancient Greek
- βᾰ́σῐς Ancient Greek
- *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éd Proto-Indo-European
- bass Norwegian Bokmål
- bas Polish
- kontrabass Norwegian Nynorsk
- snurre Norwegian Nynorsk
- snurrebass Norwegian Nynorsk
- bas Old French
- bas Serbo-Croatian
- baix Catalan, Valencian
- baixar Catalan, Valencian
- abaixo Galician
- bas Welsh
- bas Norman
- basse Middle French
- abaixar Old Portuguese
- baixo Old Portuguese
- bas Occitan
- bas Romansh
- bass Romansh
- baxu Asturian
- bas Friulian
- baxo Old Spanish
- vasciu Sicilian
- baso Venetian
- bas Crimean Tatar