baase
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).
Noun
baase m (genitive singular baaish, plural baaseyn)
- death
- Nagh dooar eh baase?
- Didn't he die? (literally, Didn't he get death?)
- bereavement
- extinction
- capital punishment
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baase | vaase | maase |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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