basso

See also: Basso and bassò

English

Etymology 1

From Italian basso, from Latin bassus (“short, low”)[1]. 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.

Noun

basso (plural bassoes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of bashaw or pasha.
    • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, 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 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: […]

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

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑsːo/, [ˈbɑs̠ːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsːo
  • Syllabification(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
instructive — bassoin
abessive bassotta bassoitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of basso (type valo)
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
instructive — —
abessive bassottani bassoittani
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
instructive — —
abessive bassottasi bassoittasi
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
instructive — —
abessive bassottamme bassoittamme
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
instructive — —
abessive bassottanne bassoittanne
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
instructive — —
abessive bassottaan
bassottansa		 bassoittaan
bassoittansa
comitative — bassoineen
bassoinensa

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus, possibly of Ancient Greek origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbas.so/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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

Latin

Adjective

bassō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of bassus
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