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

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinus, *baccinum, probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

Descendants

• → Czech: bazén
• → Danish: bassin
• → German: Bassin

Further reading

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

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Middle French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin baccinus, from a (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  language.

Noun

bassin m (plural bassins)

1. basin (container for liquids)