bás
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bas"
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /bˠɑːsˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠaːsˠ/
Noun
bás m (genitive singular báis, nominative plural básanna)
- death
- Proverb: Nuair a thiocfas an bás ní imeoidh sé folamh. ― When death comes he won’t leave empty-handed.
- Proverb: Níl neart ar an mbás (ach pósadh arís). ― There is no cure for death (but to marry again).
Declension
Declension of bás
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- faigh bás (“die”, verb, literally “find death”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bás | bhás | mbás |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bás”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːs/
Noun
bás m
- death
Derived terms
- úathbás (“horror”)
Descendants
- Irish: bás
- Manx: baase
- Scottish Gaelic: bàs
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bás | bás pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbás |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bás”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːs/
Noun
bás n
- verbal noun of baïd (“to die”): death
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 73d7
- Ná eiplet húan bás coitchen húa n‑epil cách, acht foircniter húa sain-bás sech cách.
- Let them not die by the common death by which everyone dies, but let them be ended by a special death different from everyone.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 73d7
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | básN | básN | básL, bása |
| Vocative | básN | básN | básL, bása |
| Accusative | básN | básN | básL, bása |
| Genitive | báisL | bás | básN |
| Dative | básL | básaib | básaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: bás
- Irish: bás
- Manx: baase
- Scottish Gaelic: bàs
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bás | bás pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbás |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*bāsto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 59
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bás”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈba(j)s/ [ˈba(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈba(j)ʃ/ [ˈba(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbaʃ/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -as, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃ, (Brazil) -ajs, (Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
- Hyphenation: bás
Noun
bás
- plural of bá
Wiyot
Bás.
Etymology
From Proto-Algic *mehše. Cognates include Yurok mech and Ojibwe mishi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βás/
- Hyphenation: bás
Noun
bás
- fire
References
- Karl V. Teeter (1964) The Wiyot Language, University of California press, page 48