basso
English
noun
Definitions
- (music) A bass singer, especially in opera.
- (music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument.
- (music) The double bass, or contrabasso.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian basso (low, bass) derived from Latin bassus (low, short).
Origin
Latin
bassus
Gloss
low, short
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
短
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bass 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
- bass 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