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)

1. everyday occupation, daily concern, daily business (that which occupies someone on an everyday basis)

   Synonym: beslommering

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Etymology tree

Frankish *bisunnijabor.

Vulgar Latin *bisonium

Franco-Provençal besogne

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bisonium, borrowed from Frankish *bisunnija.

Noun

besogne f (plural besognes)

1. tasks
2. clothes
3. business
4. useful things

References

• besogne in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Frankish *bisunnijabor.

Vulgar Latin *bisonium

Old French besoing

Middle French besoing

French besogne

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)

1. work, job

   aller vite en besogne ― to be hasty, to get ahead of oneself

Derived terms

• besogner
• besogneux

Related terms

• besoin

Further reading

• “besogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• engobes