Besen

See also: besen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bëseme, from Old High German besamo, pesamo (“broom”), from Proto-West Germanic *besmō (“branch, rod, broom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.zn̩/

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Noun

Besen m (strong, genitive Besens, plural Besen, diminutive Besenchen n)

1. broom

Declension

Declension of Besen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Besen	die	Besen
genitive	eines	des	Besens	der	Besen
dative	einem	dem	Besen	den	Besen
accusative	einen	den	Besen	die	Besen

Derived terms

• Handbesen
• Hexenbesen
• Flugbesen
• Jazzbesen

Further reading

• “Besen” in Duden online
• “Besen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache