besson
See also: Besson
French edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *bissus.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
besson (feminine bessonne, masculine plural bessons, feminine plural bessonnes)
Noun edit
besson m (plural bessons, feminine bessonne)
Synonyms edit
- jumeau (modern)
References edit
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*bissus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 1: A–B, page 383
Further reading edit
- “besson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Old Occitan besso, of uncertain origin; possibly a Vulgar Latin *bissus, or *bissōne (“double”). Compare Catalan bessó, Franco-Provençal besson and Piedmontese bësson
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
besson m (plural bessons, feminine bessona, feminine plural bessonas)