baas

See also: bas and bås

English

Etymology 1

From Dutch baas.

Noun

baas (plural baases)

  1. (South Africa) An employer, a boss. Frequently as a form of address.
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 40:
      ‘That's not what I'm complaining about, Baas,’ said Gordon.
    • 1932, George Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God, Hesperus Press Limited 1961, p. 11:
      ‘Excuse me, baas,’ she said, 'you have knowing eyes.'

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

baas

  1. plural of baa

Verb

baas

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baa

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɑːs]

Noun

baas (plural [please provide])

  1. boss

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), 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”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːs
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Noun

baas m (plural bazen, diminutive baasje n, feminine bazin)

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

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish bajar.

Verb

báas

  1. diminish, lessen
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