basso

See also: Basso and bassò

English

Etymology

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

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.

References
  1. “basso” in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 8th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1973 (1974 printing), OCLC 299192187.

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑsːo/, [ˈbɑs̠ːo̞]
  • Hyphenation: bas‧so

Noun

basso

  1. (music) bass (voice)
  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 — bassoineen

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -asso

Adjective

basso (feminine singular bassa, masculine plural bassi, feminine plural basse)

  1. low
    Antonym: alto
  2. short (in height)
    Synonym: piccolo
    Antonym: alto
  3. narrow, thin
    Synonyms: sottile, stretto
  4. (of water) shallow
    Synonym: poco profondo
  5. (of light) faint
    Synonyms: debole, soffuso
  6. (of position) low, lower, lowered
  7. (figuratively) 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 masculine singular of bassus
  2. dative neuter singular of bassus
  3. ablative masculine singular of bassus
  4. ablative neuter plural of bassus
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