baas
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Afrikaans baas. Doublet of boss.
Noun
editbaas (plural baases)
- (South Africa) An employer, a boss (frequently used as a form of address).
- 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 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, published 1961, page 11:
- ‘Excuse me, baas,’ she said, 'you have knowing eyes.'
Etymology 2
editInflected forms.
Noun
editbaas
Verb
editbaas
- third-person singular simple present indicative of baa
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editInherited from Dutch baas (“boss”), from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaas (plural base, diminutive basie)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: baas
References
edit- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Balinese
editRomanization
editbaas
- Romanization of ᬩᬳᬲ᭄
Dutch
editEtymology
editInherited 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”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaas m (plural bazen, diminutive baasje n, feminine bazin)
- boss, chief, superior
- De baas gaf instructies aan het personeel om de deadlines te halen.
- The boss gave instructions to the staff to meet the deadlines.
- Hij is de baas van het bedrijf en neemt de belangrijke beslissingen.
- He is the chief of the company and makes the important decisions.
- De projectleider is de baas van het projectteam en stuurt de werkzaamheden aan.
- The project manager is the superior of the project team and oversees the work.
- employer, manager
- Als baas van het bedrijf is hij verantwoordelijk voor het aannemen van nieuw personeel.
- As an employer of the company, he is responsible for hiring new employees.
- De baas van het team is altijd beschikbaar om de medewerkers te ondersteunen.
- The manager of the team is always available to support the employees.
- (Belgium) strong or tough guy
- (video games) boss
- (figuratively) master, expert (at something)
- Hij is een echte baas in het oplossen van complexe wiskundige vraagstukken.
- He is a real master at solving complex mathematical problems.
- Zij is een baas in het bespelen van de viool en heeft vele prijzen gewonnen.
- She is an expert at playing the violin and has won many awards.
- (figuratively) whopper, large one (of its kind)
- Dat is echt een baas van een auto, met veel vermogen en luxe.
- That's really a whopper of a car, with lots of power and luxury.
- Hij heeft een baas van een huis laten bouwen, met een enorm zwembad en een grote tuin.
- He had a whopper of a house built, with a huge swimming pool and a large garden.
- (diminutive: baasje) fellow, boy, especially a youngling or novice
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: baas
- → English: baas
- Negerhollands: baas, baes
- → Lokono: basia
- → Aukan: basi
- → Belizean Creole: baas
- → Caribbean Hindustani: bás
- → Caribbean Javanese: bas
- → English: boss
- → Guyanese Creole English: baas
- → Indonesian: bas (“boss”)
- → Petjo: bas
- → Jamaican Creole: baas
- → Kwinti: basia
- → Papiamentu: bas, baas, ba
- → Saramaccan: bási
- → Sranan Tongo: basi
- → West Frisian: baas
Hiligaynon
editEtymology
editVerb
editbáas
Karao
editNoun
editbaas
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editbaas
- Alternative form of bas
Etymology 2
editNoun
editbaas
- Alternative form of base
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