bassin

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Danish

Etymology

From French bassin.

Noun

bassin n (singular definite bassinet, plural indefinite bassiner)

  1. basin
  2. pool

Declension

Declension of bassin
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bassin bassinet bassiner bassinerne
genitive bassins bassinets bassiners bassinernes

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bassin. Doublet of bekken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑˈsɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bas‧sin

Noun

bassin n (plural bassins)

  1. basin, reservoir, bowl
    Synonyms: bekken, waterbekken
  2. basin, drainage basin
    Synonyms: bekken, stroombekken
  3. pool

Derived terms

Faroese

Noun

bassin

  1. definite nominative singular of bassi

French

Etymology

From Middle French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinus, *baccinum, probably from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

Noun

bassin m (plural bassins)

  1. pond, ornamental lake, basin
  2. bowl, bedpan
  3. (geography, geology) basin
  4. (anatomy) pelvis
  5. (nautical) dock

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinus, *baccinum, from a Celtic language.

Noun

bassin m (plural bassins)

  1. basin (container for liquids)

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