bezaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besaen, from the older form Middle Dutch mesane, borrowed from Italian mezzana.

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)
  2. mizzensail (hindmost sail of a ship)

Synonyms

Descendants

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