# 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

* basso cantante
* basso continuo
* basso ostinato
* basso profondo
* basso profundo
* basso-relievo
* basso-rilievo

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

basso (plural bassoes)
* Obsolete spelling of bashaw. or pasha.
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### References

* ↑ “basso” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

### Anagrams

* ASBOs, Asbos, asbos, bosas, sabos

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus (“thick, low”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑsːo/, [ˈbɑ̝s̠ːo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑsːo
* Hyphenation: bas‧so

### Noun

basso
* (music) bass (voice; low spectrum of sound tones)
* (music) bass guitar

#### Declension

Possessive forms of basso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bassoni
bassoni
accusative
nom.
bassoni
bassoni
gen.
bassoni
genitive
bassoni
bassojeni
partitive
bassoani
bassojani
inessive
bassossani
bassoissani
elative
bassostani
bassoistani
illative
bassooni
bassoihini
adessive
bassollani
bassoillani
ablative
bassoltani
bassoiltani
allative
bassolleni
bassoilleni
essive
bassonani
bassoinani
translative
bassokseni
bassoikseni
abessive
bassottani
bassoittani
instructive
comitative
—bassoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bassosi
bassosi
accusative
nom.
bassosi
bassosi
gen.
bassosi
genitive
bassosi
bassojesi
partitive
bassoasi
bassojasi
inessive
bassossasi
bassoissasi
elative
bassostasi
bassoistasi
illative
bassoosi
bassoihisi
adessive
bassollasi
bassoillasi
ablative
bassoltasi
bassoiltasi
allative
bassollesi
bassoillesi
essive
bassonasi
bassoinasi
translative
bassoksesi
bassoiksesi
abessive
bassottasi
bassoittasi
instructive
comitative
—bassoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bassomme
bassomme
accusative
nom.
bassomme
bassomme
gen.
bassomme
genitive
bassomme
bassojemme
partitive
bassoamme
bassojamme
inessive
bassossamme
bassoissamme
elative
bassostamme
bassoistamme
illative
bassoomme
bassoihimme
adessive
bassollamme
bassoillamme
ablative
bassoltamme
bassoiltamme
allative
bassollemme
bassoillemme
essive
bassonamme
bassoinamme
translative
bassoksemme
bassoiksemme
abessive
bassottamme
bassoittamme
instructive
comitative
—bassoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bassonne
bassonne
accusative
nom.
bassonne
bassonne
gen.
bassonne
genitive
bassonne
bassojenne
partitive
bassoanne
bassojanne
inessive
bassossanne
bassoissanne
elative
bassostanne
bassoistanne
illative
bassoonne
bassoihinne
adessive
bassollanne
bassoillanne
ablative
bassoltanne
bassoiltanne
allative
bassollenne
bassoillenne
essive
bassonanne
bassoinanne
translative
bassoksenne
bassoiksenne
abessive
bassottanne
bassoittanne
instructive
comitative
—bassoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bassonsa
bassonsa
accusative
nom.
bassonsa
bassonsa
gen.
bassonsa
genitive
bassonsa
bassojensa
partitive
bassoaan bassoansa
bassojaan bassojansa
inessive
bassossaan bassossansa
bassoissaan bassoissansa
elative
bassostaan bassostansa
bassoistaan bassoistansa
illative
bassoonsa
bassoihinsa
adessive
bassollaan bassollansa
bassoillaan bassoillansa
ablative
bassoltaan bassoltansa
bassoiltaan bassoiltansa
allative
bassolleen bassollensa
bassoilleen bassoillensa
essive
bassonaan bassonansa
bassoinaan bassoinansa
translative
bassokseen bassoksensa
bassoikseen bassoiksensa
abessive
bassottaan bassottansa
bassoittaan bassoittansa
instructive
comitative
—bassoineen bassoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* basisti
* bassoaaria
* bassoalue
* bassoavain
* bassobaritoni
* bassokaiutin
* bassokitara
* bassoklarinetti
* bassolaulaja
* bassolinja
* bassorooli
* bassorumpu
* bassosaksofoni
* bassosinkki
* bassosolisti
* bassosäädin
* bassoviulu
* bassoääni
* kaljabasso
* kenraalibasso
* läskibasso
* sähköbasso
* viinabasso
* viskibasso

### Further reading

* “basso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Italian
### Etymology

From Late Latin bassus, possibly of Ancient Greek origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbas.so/
* Audio:(file)
* 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

* abbassare
* abbasso
* bassa
* bassamente
* bassezza
* bassista
* bassofondo
* bassorilievo
* bassotto
* bassotuba
* dabbasso
* in basso
* ribassare
* sbassare

## 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
    Na básso di sól fórti amestê abrí pachéUnder the intense sun it is necessary to use an umbrella

#### Related terms

* bassâ

### References

* https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b