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Old English · adjective

basu

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈbɑ.su/
[ˈbɑ.zu]
Syllables
ˈbɑ · su (2 syllables)
Modern English
bawsybrowncrimsonrobescarletberrypurple

basu1 · adjective

Senses

  1. purple; scarlet; crimson

Declension

Strong declension of basu
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative basubasobasubasobasubaso
Accusative basonebaswebasubaso
Genitive baswesbasorebaswes
Dative baswumbasorebaswum
Instrumental baswebasorebaswe
Plural
Nominative baswebaswabaswebasubaso
Accusative baswebaswabaswebasubaso
Genitive basorabasorabasora
Dative baswumbaswumbaswum
Instrumental baswumbaswumbaswum
Weak declension of basu
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative baswabaswebaswe
Accusative baswanbaswanbaswe
Genitive baswanbaswanbaswan
Dative baswanbaswanbaswan
Instrumental baswanbaswanbaswan
Plural
Nominative baswanbaswanbaswan
Accusative baswanbaswanbaswan
Genitive basorabaswenabasorabaswenabasorabaswena
Dative baswumbaswumbaswum
Instrumental baswumbaswumbaswum

basu2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. purple

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of basu
SingularPlural
Nominative basubasabase
Accusative basebasabase
Genitive basebasa
Dative basebasum

basu3 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. a scarlet robe

Declension · weak n-stem

Declension of basu
SingularPlural
Nominative basebasan
Accusative basanbasan
Genitive basanbasena
Dative basanbasum

basu4 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. berry

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of basu
SingularPlural
Nominative basubasabase
Accusative basebasabase
Genitive basebasa
Dative basebasum

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *basu (“crimson, purple”).

From the adjective above.

From Proto-West Germanic *basu, a variant of *basi, from Proto-Germanic *basją (“berry”).

Descendants

bawsybrown

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