bezaan

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch besaen, from the older form mesane, borrowed from Italian mezzana. Doublet of mediaan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈzaːn/ Hyphenation: be‧zaan Rhymes: -aːn === Noun === bezaan f (plural bezanen, diminutive bezaantje n) mizzenmast (hindmost mast of a ship) Synonym: bezaansmast mizzensail (hindmost sail of a ship) Synonym: bezaanszeil ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Belarusian: біза́нь (bizánʹ) → German: Besan → Polish: bezan → Russian: биза́нь (bizánʹ) → Ukrainian: біза́нь (bizánʹ) === References === === Further reading === bezaan on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl