besoin

French

Etymology

InheritedfromMiddle French,Old Frenchbesoing;can be seen as a masculine variant ofbesogne,fromOld Frenchbesonge,from OldFrankish*bisunnija,from*sunnijōn(“to look after”)(whencesoigner), possibly through aVulgar Latinintermediate*bisonium.CompareItalianbisogno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bə.zwɛ̃/

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Noun

besoinm(pluralbesoins)

1. need
2. want(state of being in need)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• au besoin
• avoir besoin de
• dans le besoin
• faire ses besoins
• si besoin est
• s'il est besoin

Related terms

• besogneux

Further reading

• “besoin”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Anagrams

• Bosnie

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

FromFrenchbesoin(“need”),compareHaitian Creolebezwen.

Verb

besoin

1. toneed

References

• Alcée Fortier,Louisiana Folktales