bacin

Old French

Alternative forms

bachin (northern)

Etymology

Probably of Gaulish origin. More at basin.

Noun

bacin m (oblique plural bacins, nominative singular bacins, nominative plural bacin)

basin (container for liquids)
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar
  En bacins d'or ewe aporterent
  They brought water in basins made of gold

Descendants

French: bassin
Norman: bachîn (Jersey)
→ Middle English: basin, bacin
- English: basin
- → Irish: báisín

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