besin

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (traditional) IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbe.zin]
• (frequently) IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.zin]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbə.zin]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.zin]

Verb

besin

1. inflection of besar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Turkish

Etymology

A post-Ottoman coinage based on the native word beslemek to replace the Arabic-derived gıda. Coined by Turkish Language Association in 1935

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈsin/
• Hyphenation: be‧sin

Noun

besin (definite accusative besini, plural besinler)

1. food, aliment

   Synonym: gıda

   • 2013, Özkan Evcin et al., “Anadolu ağaç sincabinin (Sciurus anomalus (Güldenstaedt, 1785)) ekolojisi: kastamonu-araç merkez orman işletme şefliği örneği”^[1]:

     Ceviz gibi sert kabuklu meyveler temel besinleridir.

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Declension

Declension of besin

singular plural nominative besin besinler definite accusative besini besinleri dative besine besinlere locative besinde besinlerde ablative besinden besinlerden genitive besinin besinlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular besinim besinlerim 2nd singular besinin besinlerin 3rd singular besini besinleri 1st plural besinimiz besinlerimiz 2nd plural besininiz besinleriniz 3rd plural besinleri besinleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular besinimi besinlerimi 2nd singular besinini besinlerini 3rd singular besinini besinlerini 1st plural besinimizi besinlerimizi 2nd plural besininizi besinlerinizi 3rd plural besinlerini besinlerini dative singular plural 1st singular besinime besinlerime 2nd singular besinine besinlerine 3rd singular besinine besinlerine 1st plural besinimize besinlerimize 2nd plural besininize besinlerinize 3rd plural besinlerine besinlerine locative singular plural 1st singular besinimde besinlerimde 2nd singular besininde besinlerinde 3rd singular besininde besinlerinde 1st plural besinimizde besinlerimizde 2nd plural besininizde besinlerinizde 3rd plural besinlerinde besinlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular besinimden besinlerimden 2nd singular besininden besinlerinden 3rd singular besininden besinlerinden 1st plural besinimizden besinlerimizden 2nd plural besininizden besinlerinizden 3rd plural besinlerinden besinlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular besinimin besinlerimin 2nd singular besininin besinlerinin 3rd singular besininin besinlerinin 1st plural besinimizin besinlerimizin 2nd plural besininizin besinlerinizin 3rd plural besinlerinin besinlerinin

Derived terms

• besinli
• besinsiz
• besinsizlik

Further reading

• “besin”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “besin”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “besin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük