brassa

Cornish

Etymology

From bras (“big”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹasə/

Adjective

brassa

1. comparative degree of bras — bigger

   Antonyms: byghanna, le

Adjective

an brassa

1. superlative degree of bras — biggest

   Antonym: lyha

Mutation

Mutation of brassa

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
brassa	vrassa	unchanged	prassa	frassa	vrassa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

French

Verb

brassa

1. third-person singular past historic of brasser

Anagrams

• brasas, sabras

Swedish

Etymology

Related to brasa (“small fire”).

Verb

brassa (present brassar, preterite brassade, supine brassat, imperative brassa)

1. (with på) to put in a great deal of force (often of a projectile being fired or (accelerating and) driving fast); to fire away, to go flat out, to pull out all the stops

   De brassade på med automateld mot fienden

   They laid down automatic fire on the enemy

   Han tog sats och brassade på mot målet

   He backed up and fired a hard shot towards the goal

   De brassade på för fullt för att hinna

   They drove as fast as they could ("fired on all cylinders") to make it in time (context-dependent)

Usage notes

Stress on på.

Conjugation

Conjugation of brassa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	brassa		brassas
supine	brassat		brassats
imperative	brassa		—
imper. plural1	brassen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	brassar	brassade	brassas	brassades
ind. plural1	brassa	brassade	brassas	brassades
subjunctive2	brasse	brassade	brasses	brassades
present participle		brassande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Descendants

• → Finnish: brassailla

See also

• sassa brassa mandelmassa

References

• brassa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brassa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brassa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• basars, brasas