bacin

Middle English

Noun

bacin

Alternative form of basyn

Old French

Alternative forms

bachin (northern)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *baccinum, probably of Gaulish origin. Borrowed into English as basin.

Noun

bacin oblique singular, m (oblique plural bacins, nominative singular bacins, nominative plural bacin)

basin (container for liquids)
- c. 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar:
  En bacins d'or ewe aporterent
  They brought water in basins made of gold

Descendants

French: bassin
- → Persian: باسن
Norman: bachîn (Jersey)
→ Middle English: basyn, bacin, bacyn, bascin, basen, basin, bason, bassen, bassene, bassyn
- English: basin
- Scots: bashin
- → Irish: báisín

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.