"Bass" meaning in German

See Bass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bas/ Audio: De-Bass.ogg
Rhymes: -as Etymology: Borrowed from Italian basso (“low”), from Latin bassus (“low”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|:bor|it:basso<id:low>|id=bass}}, {{bor+|de|it|basso||low}} Borrowed from Italian basso (“low”), {{der|de|la|bassus||low}} Latin bassus (“low”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Bass m (strong, genitive Basses, plural Bässe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Basses [genitive], Bässe [plural], strong [table-tags], Bass [nominative, singular], Bässe [definite, nominative, plural], Basses [genitive, singular], Bässe [definite, genitive, plural], Bass [dative, singular], Basse [dative, singular], Bässen [dative, definite, plural], Bass [accusative, singular], Bässe [accusative, definite, plural], Baß [alternative]
  1. (sound) bass (low spectrum of sound) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bass-de-noun-XyBd~hgq Categories (other): Sound, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 45
  2. (music) bass (singer; section of musical group) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bass-de-noun-luQHo-cG Categories (other): Music, German entries with incorrect language header, Musical voices and registers Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 45 Disambiguation of Musical voices and registers: 4 75 20 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (music) bass, double bass (stringed instrument) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bass-de-noun-ACnrCio1 Categories (other): Musical instruments, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 45 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bassist
Related terms: Bassbariton, Bassflöte, Bassgeige, Bassgitarre, Bassposaune, Basssänger, Bassschlüssel, Bassstimme, Basstuba, Generalbass, Kontrabass, Tenorbass

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bässe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bass",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bässe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Bass",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Basse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bässen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Bass",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bässe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Baß",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Bassbariton"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Bassflöte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Bassgeige"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Bassgitarre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Bassposaune"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Basssänger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Bassschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Bassstimme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Basstuba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Generalbass"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Kontrabass"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 33 33",
      "word": "Tenorbass"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "Sound",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 44 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "bass",
          "bass"
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      ]
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          "langcode": "de",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "orig": "de:Musical voices and registers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "music",
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          "bass",
          "bass"
        ]
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        "(music) bass (singer; section of musical group)"
      ],
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      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        [
          "music",
          "music"
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        [
          "bass",
          "bass"
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        "(music) bass, double bass (stringed instrument)"
      ],
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        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/bas/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Bass.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/De-Bass.ogg/De-Bass.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/De-Bass.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-as"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bass"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from Italian",
    "German terms derived from Italian",
    "German terms derived from Latin",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/as",
    "Rhymes:German/as/1 syllable",
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    },
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      "form": "Basses",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bässe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bass",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bässe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Basses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bässe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bass",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Basse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bässen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bass",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bässe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Baß",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Bassbariton"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bassflöte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bassgeige"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bassgitarre"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bassposaune"
    },
    {
      "word": "Basssänger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bassschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bassstimme"
    },
    {
      "word": "Basstuba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Generalbass"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kontrabass"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tenorbass"
    }
  ],
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        "bass (low spectrum of sound)"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "bass",
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      ],
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        "(sound) bass (low spectrum of sound)"
      ],
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        ]
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        "music"
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        [
          "bass",
          "bass"
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        ]
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        "(music) bass, double bass (stringed instrument)"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-as"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bass"
}

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