Masculine

baas

Meaning

  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

Concepts

boss
leader
master
chief
head
governor
employer
superior
chef
host
manager
mastermind
owner
proprietor
ringleader
ruler
tribune
user
letter of recommendation
authority
caudillo
bellwether
chairperson
conductor
director
fuhrer
gaffer
guv
honcho
Synonyms

chef
B1
aanvoerder
C1
heer
A2
hoofd
A1
meester
A2
bazin
C2
patroon
B2
leider
B1
opperhoofd
C2
gebieder

chefkok

leidster
30k
cheffin
oorsprong
C1
opzichter
C2
aanvoerster
stronk
40k
stuur
A2
stuurman
C2
superieur
C1
vriend
A1
werkgever
C1
kopstuk
39k

Basilius

beginstuk

Baziel

patroonheilige
43k

chief

kerel
A2
eindbaas
eigenaar
B1
meerdere
B1
Translations

chef
chefe
Chef
jefe
Oberhaupt
capo
patron
Haupt
maître
Herr
👨
Leiter
🪜
Führer
Befehlshaber
padrone
líder
Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baːs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
baes
Inherited from Old Dutch
*baso
Cognate with Middle Low German
bās
Cognate with Old Frisian
bas
Cognate with Old High German
basa
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”)).

Related words
manager werknemer werkgever eigenaar buurman vriend medewerker

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