assassijn

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French assassin, from Italian assassino, of not entirely clear Arabic origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ.sɑˈsɛi̯n/
  • Hyphenation: as‧sas‧sijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

assassijn m (plural assassijnen or assassijns, diminutive assassijntje n)

  1. (historical) assassin (member of a Shi'a sect operating from the 11th until the 13th century)
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