באַסיין

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian басе́йн (basjéjn), Russian бассе́йн (basséjn), Ukrainian басе́йн (baséjn), ultimately from French bassin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsɛɪ̯n/

Noun

באַסיין • (baseyn) m, plural באַסיינען (baseynen)

1. basin

   Synonyms: בעקן (bekn), ביט (bit)

2. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin

Derived terms

• שווימבאַסיין (shvimbaseyn)
• טײַכבאַסיין (taykhbaseyn, “river basin”)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “basin”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN