braie

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Latin brāca (breeches), itself from Transalpine Gaulish *brāca, from Proto-Germanic *brāks, *brōks (breeches, pants).

Noun

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braie f (plural braies)

  1. a low defensive wall, particularly of a castle; a rampart
  2. trousers, namely a baggy type of trouser or breeches worn by many ancient peoples and tribes, most notably the Gauls; also worn later by crusaders and Templar knights

Etymology 2

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Non-lemma forms

Verb

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braie

  1. inflection of brayer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

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Non-lemma forms

Verb

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braie

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of braire

Further reading

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