bazuin

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Bazuinen

Etymology

Early Modern Dutch basuyne (1599), from Middle Dutch basune (1399), busine (1240), from Old French buisine (± 1080),[1] from Latin būcina. Compare German Posaune.

Pronunciation

Noun

bazuin f or m (plural bazuinen, diminutive bazuintje n)

  1. buisine, mediaeval trumpet

Usage notes

  • The word is only used to denote the historical instrument that consisted of a simple straight metal tube, on which only natural harmonics could be produced.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: basuin
  • Negerhollands: basyn
  • →? English: bazoo
  • → Sranan Tongo: bazuin

References

  1. ^ bazuin
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