"basse" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /bas/, /bɑs/ Audio: Fr-basse.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} basse
  1. feminine singular of bas Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: bas
    Sense id: en-basse-fr-adj-OLpOrRVG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bas/, /bɑs/ Audio: Fr-basse.ogg Forms: basses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian basso; homophony with Etymology 1 led to reinterpretation as a feminine, specifically as an ellipsis of la voix basse (“the low voice”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|it|basso|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian basso, {{bor+|fr|it|basso}} Borrowed from Italian basso, {{m|fr||la voix basse|t=the low voice}} la voix basse (“the low voice”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} basse f (plural basses)
  1. (music) bass (the lower melody) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-basse-fr-noun--puDaBoH Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) bass (a singer of the bass melodies) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-basse-fr-noun-roCoaMMn Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (music) bass (the musical instrument) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music, Musical instruments, String instruments
    Sense id: en-basse-fr-noun-8x-BUWxd Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 6 8 10 51 25 Disambiguation of String instruments: 6 7 10 50 26 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. acoustic guitar Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-basse-fr-noun-7I3pk-sm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 9 7 24 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: basse continue, contrebasse, bassiste, guitare basse
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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