басейн

See also: бассейн

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• basiejn — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
• басэ́йн (baséjn) — Taraškievica orthography

Etymology

Ultimately from French bassin. Compare Russian бассе́йн (basséjn) and Ukrainian басе́йн (baséjn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈsʲejn]
• Rhymes: -ejn

Noun

басе́йн • (basjéjn) m inan (genitive басе́йна, nominative plural басе́йны, genitive plural басе́йнаў)

1. swimming pool
2. basin (depression containing water)
3. basin (zone of occurrence of precious minerals)

Declension

Declension of басе́йн (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	басе́йн basjéjn	басе́йны basjéjny
genitive	басе́йна basjéjna	басе́йнаў basjéjnaŭ
dative	басе́йну basjéjnu	басе́йнам basjéjnam
accusative	басе́йн basjéjn	басе́йны basjéjny
instrumental	басе́йнам basjéjnam	басе́йнамі basjéjnami
locative	басе́йне basjéjnje	басе́йнах basjéjnax
count form	—	басе́йны1 basjéjny1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Descendants

• → Yiddish: באַסיין (baseyn)

References

• “басейн” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “басейн”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bassin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈsɛjn]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

басе́йн • (baséjn) m

1. an open body of water, typically man-made, for aesthetic, swimming, bathing, and other purposes:
   1. swimming pool
   2. pond
2. (geography) any body of water
3. (geography) a drainage basin (location where precipitation from multiple sources gathers)

Declension

Declension of басе́йн

	singular	plural
indefinite	басе́йн baséjn	басе́йни baséjni
definite (subject form)	басе́йнът baséjnǎt	басе́йните baséjnite
definite (object form)	басе́йна baséjna
count form	—	басе́йна baséjna

References

• “басейн”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “басейн”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈsɛi̯n]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

басе́йн • (baséjn) m inan (genitive басе́йну, nominative plural басе́йни, genitive plural басе́йнів)

1. swimming pool

Declension

Declension of басе́йн
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	басе́йн baséjn	басе́йни baséjny
genitive	басе́йну baséjnu	басе́йнів baséjniv
dative	басе́йнові, басе́йну baséjnovi, baséjnu	басе́йнам baséjnam
accusative	басе́йн baséjn	басе́йни baséjny
instrumental	басе́йном baséjnom	басе́йнами baséjnamy
locative	басе́йні baséjni	басе́йнах baséjnax
vocative	басе́йне baséjne	басе́йни baséjny

Further reading

• “басейн”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “басейн”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)