baxu

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧xu

Adjective

baxu m sg (feminine singular baxa, neuter singular baxo, masculine plural baxos, feminine plural baxes)

  1. short
  2. low

Inflection
gend/num singular plural
masculine baxu baxos
feminine baxa baxes
neuter baxo -

Derived terms

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bajo (“low”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baʃu/, [ba.ʃu]

Adjective

baxu (comparative baxuago, superlative baxuen, excessive baxuegi)

  1. low
  2. (music) bass

Declension
Declension of baxu (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive baxu baxua baxuak
ergative baxuk baxuak baxuek
dative baxuri baxuari baxuei
genitive baxuren baxuaren baxuen
comitative baxurekin baxuarekin baxuekin
causative baxurengatik baxuarengatik baxuengatik
benefactive baxurentzat baxuarentzat baxuentzat
instrumental baxuz baxuaz baxuez
inessive anim. baxurengan baxuarengan baxuengan
inanim. baxutan baxuan baxuetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. baxutako baxuko baxuetako
allative anim. baxurengana baxuarengana baxuengana
inanim. baxutara baxura baxuetara
terminative anim. baxurenganaino baxuarenganaino baxuenganaino
inanim. baxutaraino baxuraino baxuetaraino
directive anim. baxurenganantz baxuarenganantz baxuenganantz
inanim. baxutarantz baxurantz baxuetarantz
destinative anim. baxurenganako baxuarenganako baxuenganako
inanim. baxutarako baxurako baxuetarako
ablative anim. baxurengandik baxuarengandik baxuengandik
inanim. baxutatik baxutik baxuetatik
partitive baxurik — —
prolative baxutzat — —

Derived terms
  • baxutasun (“lowness”)

Noun

baxu inan or anim

  1. (music) bass (instrument)
  2. (music) bass (one who sings in the bass range)

Declension
Declension of baxu (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive baxu baxua baxuak
ergative baxuk baxuak baxuek
dative baxuri baxuari baxuei
genitive baxuren baxuaren baxuen
comitative baxurekin baxuarekin baxuekin
causative baxurengatik baxuarengatik baxuengatik
benefactive baxurentzat baxuarentzat baxuentzat
instrumental baxuz baxuaz baxuez
inessive anim. baxurengan baxuarengan baxuengan
inanim. baxutan baxuan baxuetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. baxutako baxuko baxuetako
allative anim. baxurengana baxuarengana baxuengana
inanim. baxutara baxura baxuetara
terminative anim. baxurenganaino baxuarenganaino baxuenganaino
inanim. baxutaraino baxuraino baxuetaraino
directive anim. baxurenganantz baxuarenganantz baxuenganantz
inanim. baxutarantz baxurantz baxuetarantz
destinative anim. baxurenganako baxuarenganako baxuenganako
inanim. baxutarako baxurako baxuetarako
ablative anim. baxurengandik baxuarengandik baxuengandik
inanim. baxutatik baxutik baxuetatik
partitive baxurik — —
prolative baxutzat — —

Further reading
  • "baxu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “baxu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese baixo.

Adjective

baxu

  1. (Sotavento) short
  2. (Sotavento) low

References
  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
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