Besen

See also: besen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bëseme, from Old High German besamo, pesamo (“broom”), from Proto-Germanic *besamô (“branch, rod, broom”). Cognate with Old English besema (“rod, broom”). More at English besom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.zn̩/
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Noun

Besen m (genitive Besens, plural Besen)

broom

Declension

Declension of Besen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Besen	die	Besen
genitive	eines	des	Besens	der	Besen
dative	einem	dem	Besen	den	Besen
accusative	einen	den	Besen	die	Besen

Derived terms

Hexenbesen
Flugbesen

Further reading

Besen in Duden online

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