basses
French, noun/bas/
basses is a French feminine noun meaning “plural of basse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine plural of bas. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bancs de sable, ou rochers cachés sous l'eau”.
What does basses mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine plural of bas
noun
- 1
feminineplural of basse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bancs de sable, ou rochers cachés sous l'eau. 2. Grosses cordes de certains instruments.
noun: 1. Feu de croisement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce basses?
- /bas/
- /bɑs/
- \bɑs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is basses in French?
basses appears 10 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).