bezaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besaen, from the older form mesane, borrowed from Italian mezzana. Doublet of mediaan.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈzaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧zaan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

bezaan f (plural bezanen, diminutive bezaantje n)

  1. mizzenmast (hindmost mast of a ship)
    Synonym: bezaansmast
  2. mizzensail (hindmost sail of a ship)
    Synonym: bezaanszeil

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: біза́нь (bizánʹ)
  • → German: Besan
  • → Polish: bezan
  • → Russian: биза́нь (bizánʹ)
  • → Ukrainian: біза́нь (bizánʹ)

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bezaan1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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