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bace

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See also: bacë

English

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Etymology 1

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From dialectal English (compare Old Scots bais, base (to beat soundly)), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish bas (a beating, flogging), Swedish basa (to beat, flog), Danish bask (a lash, blow), Danish baske (to beat, strike, flap). Cognate with Scots baiss (to beat, drub). More at bash, box.

Noun

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bace (plural baces)

  1. (rare) A blow; a drubbing.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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bace (plural baces)

  1. Obsolete form of base.

Adjective

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bace (comparative more bace, superlative most bace)

  1. Obsolete form of base.

Verb

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bace (third-person singular simple present baces, present participle bacing, simple past and past participle baced)

  1. Obsolete form of base.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bars/, /bas/, /baːs/

Noun

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bace

  1. bass (fish)
Descendants
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  • English: bass, barse
References
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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bace

  1. Alternative form of bas

Etymology 3

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Noun

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bace

  1. Alternative form of base

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bace f

  1. dative/locative singular of baka

Romanian

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Noun

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bace f pl

  1. plural of bacă

Serbo-Croatian

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Verb

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bace (Cyrillic spelling баце)

  1. third-person plural present of baciti