basso

See also: Basso and bassò

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)

1. (music) A bass singer, especially in opera.
2. (music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument.
3. (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)

1. Obsolete spelling of bashaw and pasha.
   • c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act (please specify |act=II or III), scene i:

     Great Kings of Barbary, and my portly Baſſoes,
     we heare, the Tartars & the Eaſterne theeues:
     Under the conduct of one Tamburlaine,
     Preſume a bickering with your Emperour: […]

Anagrams

• ASBOs, Asbos, asbos, bosas, sabos

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑsːo/, [ˈbɑ̝s̠ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːo
• Syllabification^(key): bas‧so
• Hyphenation^(key): bas‧so

Noun

basso

1. (music) bass (voice; low spectrum of sound tones)
2. (music) bass guitar

Declension

Inflection of basso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		basso	bassot
genitive		basson	bassojen
partitive		bassoa	bassoja
illative		bassoon	bassoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		basso	bassot
accusative	nom.	basso	bassot
	gen.	basson
genitive		basson	bassojen
partitive		bassoa	bassoja
inessive		bassossa	bassoissa
elative		bassosta	bassoista
illative		bassoon	bassoihin
adessive		bassolla	bassoilla
ablative		bassolta	bassoilta
allative		bassolle	bassoille
essive		bassona	bassoina
translative		bassoksi	bassoiksi
abessive		bassotta	bassoitta
instructive		—	bassoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

compounds

• 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]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin bassus, possibly of Ancient Greek origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas.so/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -asso
• Hyphenation: bàs‧so

Adjective

basso (feminine bassa, masculine plural bassi, feminine plural basse, superlative bassissimo)

1. low

   Antonym: alto

2. short (in height)

   Synonym: piccolo

   Antonym: alto

3. narrow, thin

   Synonyms: sottile, stretto

4. shallow (of water)

   Synonym: poco profondo

5. faint (of light)

   Synonyms: debole, soffuso

6. low, lower, lowered (of position)
7. (figurative) base

   Synonyms: vile, meschino

Adverb

basso

1. low

Noun

basso m (plural bassi)

1. bottom, lower part
2. (music) bass (all senses); bass guitar
3. (music) basso

Related terms

• abbassare
• abbasso
• bassa
• bassamente
• bassare
• bassezza
• bassista
• bassofondo
• bassone
• bassorilievo
• bassotto
• bassotuba
• dabbasso
• in basso
• ribassare
• sbassare

Descendants

• → English: basso
• → Finnish: basso

Latin

Adjective

bassō

1. 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

1. low

Derived terms

• Basso-Monte (“the lower part or area around Fortaleza do Monte”)
• Basso-Guia (“the area around Guia Hill”)

Adverb

basso

1. (often with na) underneath

   Na básso di sól fórti amestê abrí paché

   Under the intense sun it is necessary to use an umbrella

Related terms

• bassâ

References

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