brits
See also: Brits
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɹɪts/
- Rhymes: -ɪts
Noun
brits
- plural of brit
Anagrams
- Brist, birts, tribs
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bryts (“lattice”), from Middle High German britze, from Old High German [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɪts/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: brits
- Rhymes: -ɪts
- Homophone: Brits
Noun
brits f (plural britsen)
- A berth, a bunk.
Latvian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Brittō or its Celtic equivalent (see Brython), probably via some other European language (cf. German Brite, Russian бритт (britt)).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
brits m (1st declension, feminine form: britiete)
- a Briton, a British man, a man born in Great Britain; a citizen of the United Kingdom
- es esmu brits ― I am a British man
- (genitive plural): British; pertaining to Great Britain or the United Kingdom and its people
- britu armija ― the British army
- Britu impērija ― the British Empire
- Britu Kolumbija ― British Columbia (Canadian province)
- (loosely) an Englishman
- (historical, in the plural) the Britons, members of the Celtic tribes that lived in southern Britain at the time of the Roman conquest
- 5. gadsimtā pirms mūsu ēras Britu salas iekaroja ķeltu ciltis: briti un skoti ― in the 5th century BC Celtic tribes - the Britons and the Scots (Gaels) - conquered the British Isles
Declension
Declension of brits (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | brits | briti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | britu | britus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | brita | britu |
| dative (datīvs) | britam | britiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | britu | britiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | britā | britos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | brit | briti |
Synonyms
- anglis
Derived terms
- britisks
- Britu salas
Related terms
- Lielbritānija, Britānija
Swedish
Etymology
From Low German britsche, briske, from Low German bret (“board”). Attested since circa 1780. Cognate of German Pritsche, Danish brisk, Old High German britissa. Doublet of bräde.
Noun
brits c
- cot (simple bench to lie down on)
Declension
| Declension of brits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | brits | britsen | britsar | britsarna |
| Genitive | brits | britsens | britsars | britsarnas |
References
- brits in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- brits in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- brits in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- brits in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)