bazuin

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Dutch[edit]

Bazuinen.
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Etymology[edit]

Early Modern Dutch basuyne (1599), from Middle Dutch basune (1399), busine (1240), from Old French buisine (± 1080),[1] from Latin būcina. Compare German Posaune.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bazuin f or m (plural bazuinen, diminutive bazuintje n)

  1. buisine, mediaeval trumpet

Usage notes[edit]

  • The word is only used to denote the historical instrument that consisted of a simple straight metal tube, on which only natural harmonics could be produced.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: basuin
  • Negerhollands: basyn
  • →? English: bazoo
  • → Sranan Tongo: bazuin

References[edit]

  1. ^ bazuin
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