Maschile

baas

(Inglese)

  1. (masculine) boss, chief, superior
  2. (masculine) employer, manager
  3. (Belgium, masculine) strong or tough guy
  4. (masculine) boss
  5. (figuratively, masculine) master, expert (at something)
  6. (figuratively, masculine) whopper, large one (of its kind)
  7. (diminutive, masculine) fellow, boy, especially a youngling or novice

Frequenza

A1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/baːs/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Inherited from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô. Cognates include Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”); possibly also Old High German basa ("father's sister, cousin"; > German Base (“aunt, cousin”)).

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