brasse
See also: Brasse and brassé
English
A brasse
Wikispecies
Etymology
Perhaps a transposition of barse; but compare German Brasse (“bream”), and English bream.
Noun
brasse (plural brasses)
- A spotted European freshwater fish Sander lucioperca, resembling a perch.
Synonyms
- (Sander lucioperca): zander
Anagrams
- BSAers, Brases, Sabers, barses, besras, sabers, sabres
French
Etymology
From Latin (tēnsa) bracchia (“(outstretched) arms”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁas/
Noun
brasse f (plural brasses)
- fathom (unit of measure)
- (swimming) stroke
- (swimming) breaststroke
- le 100 mètres à la brasse ― 100 metre breaststroke (event)
See also
- toise
Further reading
- “brasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- brases, sabres
Middle English
Noun
brasse
- Alternative form of bras
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Swedish brasse.
Noun
brasse f or m (definite singular brassen or brassa, indefinite plural brasser or brassar, definite plural brassene or brassane)
- (masculine, informal) a Brazilian (especially a soccer player)
- (masculine or feminine, soccer) clipping of brassespark (“bicycle kick”).
- 2020 October 24, quoting Jan Endre, Sunnmørsposten:
- Eg tok den brassa, det vart mål og vi vann kampen.
- I did that bicycle kick, it was goal and we won the game.
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Swedish
Etymology
Clipping of brasilianare. Attested since 1958.
Noun
brasse c
- (informal) a Brazilian (especially a soccer player)
- brassefotboll ― Brazilian soccer (playing style)
- Vi spelar mot brassarna ― We're playing against the Brazilians
Declension
| Declension of brasse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | brasse | brassen | brassar | brassarna |
| Genitive | brasses | brassens | brassars | brassarnas |
References
- brasse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- brasse in Svensk ordbok (SO)