Besan

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bezaan.

Noun

Besan m (genitive Besans, plural Besane)

(nautics) mizzen, mizzensail
Synonym: Besansegel
(nautics) mizzen, mizzenmast
Synonym: Besanmast

Derived terms

Besanstagsegel

Declension

Declension of Besan

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Besan	die	Besane
genitive	eines	des	Besans	der	Besane
dative	einem	dem	Besan	den	Besanen
accusative	einen	den	Besan	die	Besane

Further reading

Besan in Duden online

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