bezaan

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch besaen, from the older form Middle Dutch mesane, borrowed from Italian mezzana.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈzaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧zaan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun[edit]

bezaan f (plural bezanen, diminutive bezaantje n)

  1. mizzenmast (hindmost mast of a ship)
  2. mizzensail (hindmost sail of a ship)

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Belarusian: біза́нь (bizánʹ)
  • → Polish: bezan
  • → Russian: биза́нь (bizánʹ)
  • → Ukrainian: біза́нь (bizánʹ)
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