brise
See also: Brise, brisé, and břiše
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɹaɪz/
- Rhymes: -aɪz
Noun
brise (plural brises)
- (obsolete, rare) A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.
- 1616: Richard Surflet [tr.] and Gervase Markham [aug.], Estienne and Liébault’s Maison Rustique, or The Countrie Farme, page 92
- Afterward let him draw a Brise or two made fast in the yoke.
- 1616: Richard Surflet [tr.] and Gervase Markham [aug.], Estienne and Liébault’s Maison Rustique, or The Countrie Farme, page 92
See also
- brise-bise
- brise soleil
References
- “†brise” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams
- Biser, biers, birse
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German brise (“breeze”), of uncertain origin (see brise below).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /briːsə/, [ˈb̥ʁiːsə]
- Rhymes: -iːsə
Noun
brise c (singular definite brisen, plural indefinite briser)
- breeze
Inflection
Declension of brise
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brise | brisen | briser | briserne |
| genitive | brises | brisens | brisers | brisernes |
French
Etymology
Origin obscure. Probably borrowed through Vulgar Latin from a Germanic language, but the exact source is unclear; possibly Frankish *brāþi (“steam, vapor”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁiz/
Audio (file)
Noun
brise f (plural brises)
- breeze
Descendants
- → Romanian: briză
Verb
brise
- inflection of briser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “brezza”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
Further reading
- “brise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- bries
- sbire
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɪʃə/
Verb
brise
- present subjunctive analytic of bris
Noun
brise f
- genitive singular of bris
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| brise | bhrise | mbrise |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Norman
Etymology
Of Germanic origin.
Noun
brise f (plural brises)
- (Jersey, weather) breeze