bassin

See also: Bassin

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

• “bassin” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bassin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑˈsɛn/
• 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

• waterbassin
• zwembassin

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.sɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

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

• bassin versant

Descendants

• → Czech: bazén
• → Danish: bassin
• → German: Bassin
• → Lithuanian: baseinas
• → Romanian: bazin
• → Russian: бассейн (bassejn)
• → Swedish: bassäng

Further reading

• “bassin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

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

Noun

bassin m (plural bassins)

1. basin (container for liquids)