Bassin

See also: bassin

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• Jewish metronymic surname from an Yiddish pet form of the personal name Bathsheba.
• Borrowed from French Bassin, a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of basins, from bassin (“small basin”).

Proper noun

Bassin (plural Bassins)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bassin is the 55505^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 370 individuals. Bassin is most common among White (96.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bassin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bassin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bassin n (strong, genitive Bassins, plural Bassins)

1. (water pool) basin, pool

   Synonym: Wasserbecken

Declension

Declension of Bassin [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bassin	die	Bassins
genitive	eines	des	Bassins	der	Bassins
dative	einem	dem	Bassin	den	Bassins
accusative	ein	das	Bassin	die	Bassins

Further reading

• “Bassin” in Duden online