häspân

Jersey Dutch

Alternative forms

  • hæspɔn

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Algonquian *e·hsepana
    Munsee éespanbor.
    Jersey Dutch häspân

    Borrowed from Munsee éespan, from Proto-Algonquian *e·hsepana. Cognate to Swedish espan and Dutch hespan.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈhɛs.pɔn/, /ˈhæs.pɔn/, /ˈhas.pɔn/

    Noun

    häspân

    1. raccoon

    References

    • J. D. Prince, The Jersey Dutch Dialect
    • Somerset County Historical Quarterly, volume 6, p77 (says the Jersey Dutch pronounce it "haspawn") External Link
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