brasem

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brasem, from West Germanic *brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic *brahsmǭ, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (“bream”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (“shining, glittery, sparkly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (“to shine”) (see English braid (verb)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbraː.səm/
brasem (file)
Hyphenation: bra‧sem
Rhymes: -aːsəm

Noun

brasem m (plural brasems, diminutive brasempje n)

the edible cyprinid fish species Abramis brama; bream

Derived terms

goudbrasem

References

“brème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.