bassin

From French bassin.

bassin n (singular definite bassinet, plural indefinite bassiner)

1. basin
2. pool

• “bassin” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Middle French bassin.

• IPA^(key): /bɑˈsɛn/

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• Hyphenation: bas‧sin

bassin n (plural bassins)

1. basin, reservoir, bowl

   Synonyms: bekken, waterbekken

2. basin, drainage basin

   Synonyms: bekken, stroombekken

3. pool

• waterbassin
• zwembassin

bassin

1. definite nominative singular of bassi

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

• IPA^(key): /ba.sɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

bassin m (plural bassins)

1. pond, ornamental lake, basin
2. bowl, bedpan
3. (geography, geology) basin
4. (anatomy) pelvis
5. (nautical) dock

• bassin versant

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

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

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

bassin m (plural bassins)

1. basin (container for liquids)