Besançon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Besançon, from Latin Vesontiō.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈzænsən/

Proper noun

Besançon

1. A commune, the capital city of the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Translations

city in Franche-Comté

• Dutch: Besançon n
• French: Besançon (fr) m, Besac (fr) m (colloquial)
• Greek: Μπεζανσόν (el) f (Bezansón)
• Italian: Besançon, Besanzone (ancient form), Bisanzona f (ancient form)
• Japanese: ブザンソン (Buzanson)
• Latin: Vesuntio f, Vesontio f
• Marathi: बेसांसाँ n (besāusŏ̃)
• Occitan: Besançon
• Spanish: Besanzón (es) m

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French

Etymology

Ultimately from the Latin name of the city, Vesontiō (accusative Vesontiōnem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.zɑ̃.sɔ̃/

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Proper noun

Besançon ?

1. Besançon (a commune, the capital of the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)

Derived terms

• Besantin
• besantin
• Besac (local name)

Occitan

Proper noun

Besançon ? (Gascony)

1. Besançon (a commune, the capital of the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)

References

• Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 145.