besogne
See also: besogné
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch besoenge, from Old French besoign.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈsɔnjə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧sog‧ne
Noun
besogne f (plural besognes, diminutive besognetje n)
- everyday occupation, daily concern, daily business (that which occupies someone on an everyday basis)
- Synonym: beslommering
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bisonium, borrowed from Frankish *bisunnija.
Noun
besogne f (plural besognes)
References
- besogne in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Middle French besoing, from Old French besoing, from Vulgar Latin *bisonium, borrowed from Frankish *bisunnija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bə.zɔɲ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
besogne f (plural besognes)
- work, job
- aller vite en besogne ― to be hasty, to get ahead of oneself
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “besogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.