baz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "baz"

English

Noun

baz (uncountable)

1. (programming) A metasyntactic variable used to stand for some unspecified entity; typically the third in a series after foo and bar.

   Suppose we have three objects, foo, bar and baz.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bas (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German waȥ, from Old High German waȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *hwaz. Cognate with German was, English what.

Pronoun

baz

1. (Luserna) what

   Baz èzzpar haüt? ― What are we eating today?

   Dar hatt nia gebizzt baz zo tüana. ― He didn't know what to do.

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French base.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baz/

Noun

baz

1. base
2. (colloquial) a group that frequents a particular area, often engaging in criminal activities and associated with gangs

   Li se chèf baz la nan zòn nan.

   He is the leader of the baz in the area.

   Baz Pilate, Baz Krache Dife

   Pilate gang, Krache Dife gang

3. (colloquial) dude, bro, man (form of address)

   Sa k ap fèt, baz?

   What’s up, dude?

Related terms

• baze

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN
• Baz - Haitian Creole Expression Explained

Hamer-Banna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báz/

Noun

baz

1. alternative form of bázi (“river”)

References

• Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎^[2], Leiden University

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bъzъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: baz

Noun

baz m inan

1. elder (Sambucus nigra)

Declension

Declension of baz

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	baz	baza	baze
genitive	baza	bazowu	bazow
dative	bazoju	bazoma	bazam
accusative	baz	baza	baze
instrumental	bazom	bazoma	bazami
locative	bazu	bazoma	bazach

Derived terms

• bazowy

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “baz”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “baz”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas/

Adverb

baȥ

1. comparative degree of wola (“better”)

Related terms

• beȥȥiro

Descendants

• Middle High German: baȥ
  • German: bass

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis

Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis

Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.

Latin basis

Old French base

French basebor.

Turkish baz

Borrowed from French base.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaz/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -az

Noun

baz (definite accusative bazı, plural bazlar)

1. base of something
2. (chemistry) base (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid)

Declension

Declension of baz

singular plural nominative baz bazlar definite accusative bazı bazları dative baza bazlara locative bazda bazlarda ablative bazdan bazlardan genitive bazın bazların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular bazım bazlarım 2nd singular bazın bazların 3rd singular bazı bazları 1st plural bazımız bazlarımız 2nd plural bazınız bazlarınız 3rd plural bazları bazları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular bazımı bazlarımı 2nd singular bazını bazlarını 3rd singular bazını bazlarını 1st plural bazımızı bazlarımızı 2nd plural bazınızı bazlarınızı 3rd plural bazlarını bazlarını dative singular plural 1st singular bazıma bazlarıma 2nd singular bazına bazlarına 3rd singular bazına bazlarına 1st plural bazımıza bazlarımıza 2nd plural bazınıza bazlarınıza 3rd plural bazlarına bazlarına locative singular plural 1st singular bazımda bazlarımda 2nd singular bazında bazlarında 3rd singular bazında bazlarında 1st plural bazımızda bazlarımızda 2nd plural bazınızda bazlarınızda 3rd plural bazlarında bazlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular bazımdan bazlarımdan 2nd singular bazından bazlarından 3rd singular bazından bazlarından 1st plural bazımızdan bazlarımızdan 2nd plural bazınızdan bazlarınızdan 3rd plural bazlarından bazlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular bazımın bazlarımın 2nd singular bazının bazlarının 3rd singular bazının bazlarının 1st plural bazımızın bazlarımızın 2nd plural bazınızın bazlarınızın 3rd plural bazlarının bazlarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular bazım bazlarım 2nd singular bazsın bazlarsın 3rd singular baz bazdır bazlar bazlardır 1st plural bazız bazlarız 2nd plural bazsınız bazlarsınız 3rd plural bazlar bazlardır

Antonyms

• asit

Related terms

• su
• tuz

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pa˧˩/
• Tone numbers: ba²
• Hyphenation: baz

Etymology 1

Verb

baz (Sawndip forms ⿰手巴 or 把, 1957–1982 spelling baƨ)

1. to look for (something) everywhere

Etymology 2

From Chinese 扒 (pá).

Verb

baz (Sawndip form 𰃟, 1957–1982 spelling baƨ)

1. to dig with a tool; to rake

Etymology 3

Noun

baz (Sawndip forms 妑 or 𡚭, 1957–1982 spelling baƨ)

1. wife

   Synonym: yah

   • 2026 April 1, Yiz Ciz [Chinese: 余执], “Boux Ndawsim”, in Gvangjsih Minzcuz Bau [Chinese: 广西民族报]‎^[3], number 3711:

     Miz boux baz bien ndang,

     There is a wife who changes clothes,