abaixar
Portuguese
/ɐbɐjˈʃaɾ/
verb
Definitions
- to lower; to cause something to move downwards
- to lower; to cause something to become shorter
- to lower; to reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc.
- to lower; to humble
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese abaixar affix from Portuguese baixo (low) 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
- debase English
- *bassiare Latin
- *bassiō Latin
- bassus Latin
- basszus Hungarian
- basso Italian
- bajo Spanish, Castilian
- βάσις Ancient Greek
- βᾰ́σῐς Ancient Greek
- *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éd Proto-Indo-European
- bass Norwegian Bokmål
- abaixamento Portuguese
- abaixo Portuguese
- baixista Portuguese
- baixo Portuguese
- cabisbaixo Portuguese
- debaixo Portuguese
- embaixo Portuguese
- ocupação Portuguese
- bas Polish
- bass Norwegian Nynorsk
- bas Old French
- baix Catalan, Valencian
- baixar Catalan, Valencian
- abaixar Galician
- abaixo Galician
- baixo Galician
- bas Welsh
- bas Norman
- abaixar Old Portuguese
- baixo Old Portuguese
- bas Occitan
- bas Romansh
- bass Romansh
- baxu Asturian
- bas Friulian
- baxo Old Spanish
- vasciu Sicilian
- baso Venetian