bass
Part of speech: adj
noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis
Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis
Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.
Latin basis
Old French basebor.
Middle English base
English base
▲
Italian bassoinflu.
English bass
A respelling of base under the influence of Italian basso (“low”).
Inflected forms:
form: basser
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: bassest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: base
pos: adj
tags: alternative
dated
form: basses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: base
pos: noun
tags: alternative
dated
form: basses
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bassing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: bassed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: bassed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: base
pos: verb
tags: alternative
dated
Senses:
gloss: Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
pos: adj
examples: The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.
gloss: A low spectrum of sound tones.
pos: noun
examples: Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.
gloss: A section of a musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
pos: noun
examples: The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.
gloss: One who sings in the bass range.
pos: noun
examples: Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.
gloss: An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a bass guitar, double bass, electric bass, or bass synthesiser.
pos: noun
examples: The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.
gloss: The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C.
pos: noun
examples: The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.
gloss: To sound in a deep tone.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: […] and the Thunder / (That deepe and dreadfull Organ-Pipe) pronounc'd / The name of Proſper : it did baſe my Treſpaſſe
Derived words: acoustic bass
acoustic bass guitar
Alberti bass
bass bar
bass-bar
bass-baritone
bass bin
bass boat
bass bomb
bass C
bass clarinet
bass clef
bass cliff
bass drop
bass drum
bass drummer
bass fiddle
bass fiddler
bass guitar
bass guitarist
bass horn
bassist
bassless
basslike
bassline
bassly
bassman
bass music
bassness
bass note
bass player
bass recorder
bass reflex
bass-relief
bass sax
bass saxophone
bass saxophonist
bass staff
bass trap
bass trombone
bass viol
bass violin
bass violinist
bass-violist
bass violist
basswork
bassy
booty bass
color bass
concert bass drum
doghouse bass
double bass
double-bass
drill and bass
drill 'n' bass
drum and bass
drum 'n' bass
electric bass
figured bass
great bass
great bass recorder
ground bass
hyperbass flute
keyboard bass
Miami bass
midbass
midtempo bass
murky bass
octobass
play someone like a bass fiddle
SATB
slap bass
stand-up bass
stride bass
string bass
sub-bass
synth bass
synthbass
tea chest bass
upright bass
walking bass
washtub bass
wobble bass
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: غيتار البيس
lang: Bulgarian
word: бас
roman: bas
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 貝斯 /贝斯
roman: bèisī
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: bas
lang: Czech
word: basa
lang: Dutch
word: basgitaar
lang: Dutch
word: bas
lang: Faroese
word: bassur
lang: Finnish
word: basso
lang: French
word: basse
lang: German
word: Bass
lang: Greek
word: μπάσο
roman: báso
lang: Hungarian
word: basszusgitár
lang: Icelandic
word: bassagítar
lang: Italian
word: basso
lang: Japanese
word: ベース
roman: bēsu
lang: Korean
word: 베이스
roman: beiseu
lang: Persian
word: گیتار بیس
lang: Polish
word: bas
lang: Portuguese
word: baixo
lang: Russian
word: бас
roman: bas
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: beus
lang: Slovene
word: bas
lang: Spanish
word: bajo
lang: Swedish
word: bas
lang: Swedish
word: basgitarr
lang: Thai
word: กีตาร์เบส
lang: Vietnamese
word: ghi-ta bass
lang: Welsh
word: bas