bri
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *brina, from pre-Albanian *bʰr̥nos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrendos (“stag, red deer”). Cognate to Messapic bréndon (“deer”), Thracian Brendike, Swedish brinde (“elk”), Lithuanian bríedis (“elk”).[1][2] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“eyebrow”), although the semantic development would be unique for this root.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bri m (plural brirë, definite briri) (Tosk)
bri m (plural brina, definite brini) (Gheg)
Declension
[edit]Tosk declension: Note: This noun is masculine in the singular, and feminine in the plural.
Gheg declension: Note: This noun is masculine in the singular, and feminine in the plural.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bri ~ brî”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 36-7
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 131
Bahnar
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bahnaric *briː (“forest”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (“forest”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bri
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown; possibly of Gaulish origin from *brinos (“filament, fiber”). (Compare French brin, Breton broenenn, Welsh brwynen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bri m (plural brins)
- thread, strand
- 1970, Pau Riba (lyrics and music), “Canço sèptima en colors”, in Dioptria:
- El vent m'ha dut grans de blat / i com que ja és primavera / les espigues s'han llevat / per damunt dels brins de l'herba
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative) bit, modicum (a small amount of something)
- un bri d'esperança ― a ray of hope
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bri” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bri”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “bri” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Garo
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bodo-Garo *Brɯi¹ (“four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj (“four”). Cognate with Tibetan བཞི (bzhi), Burmese လေး (le:).
Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]bri
Pnar
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Khasian *briː (“forest, wild”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ. Cognate with Khasi bri (“grove”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bri
Sranan Tongo
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bri
- Contraction of bribi.
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh bri, from Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”) (compare Old Irish bríg (“force, power”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bri m (plural briau)
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian 1-syllable words
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- Bahnar terms inherited from Proto-Bahnaric
- Bahnar terms derived from Proto-Bahnaric
- Bahnar terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Bahnar terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Bahnar terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bahnar lemmas
- Bahnar nouns
- Catalan terms with unknown etymologies
- Catalan terms derived from Gaulish
- Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Catalan terms with quotations
- Catalan terms with usage examples
- Garo terms inherited from Proto-Bodo-Garo
- Garo terms derived from Proto-Bodo-Garo
- Garo terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Garo terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Garo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Garo lemmas
- Garo numerals
- Pnar terms inherited from Proto-Khasian
- Pnar terms derived from Proto-Khasian
- Pnar terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Pnar terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pnar lemmas
- Pnar nouns
- Sranan Tongo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sranan Tongo lemmas
- Sranan Tongo verbs
- Sranan Tongo contractions
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷreh₂-
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/iː
- Rhymes:Welsh/iː/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns