damasyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

damascene, damacyn, damesene, damacene, damysyn, damysen, damson, damsyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prūnum damascenum (“plum of Damascus”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dam(ə)ˈzɛːn(ə)/, /ˈdam(ə)zin(ə)/

Noun

damasyn (plural damasyns)

A damson plum or its fruit.

Descendants

English: damson, damascene

References

“damascēne, adj. as n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-26.

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