rantsoen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑntˈsun/

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• Rhymes: -un

Etymology 1

From French ration, from Latin ratiō, ratiōnem. Doublet of ratio.

Noun

rantsoen n (plural rantsoenen, diminutive rantsoentje n)

1. ration

Derived terms

• rantsoeneren

Descendants

• Negerhollands: rantsoen
• → Caribbean Javanese: rangsum, rangsuman
• → Indonesian: ransum
• → Papiamentu: djarasón, djaransón

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch rantsoen, ransoen, rasoen, from Old French raençon, from Latin redēmptiō, redēmptiōnem. Doublet of redemptie.

Noun

rantsoen n (plural rantsoenen, diminutive rantsoentje n)

1. (obsolete) synonym of losgeld (“ransom”)

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rantsoen¹”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rantsoen²”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute