brie

English

Closeup of slices of brie.

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie, after the region of Brie, from Gaulish *brigā, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). Doublet of Brie; see also Bourgogne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹiː/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -iː
• Homophone: bree

Noun

brie (countable and uncountable, plural bries)

1. An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.
   • 1996, Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray, “Don't Marry Her”, in Blue Is the Colour, performed by The Beautiful South:

     And your socks smell of angels / But your life smells of brie

   • 2017 December 15, Ruby Lott-Lavigna, “I Spent a Day Eating at the Most Instagrammable Restaurants of 2017”, in VICE‎^[1]:

     Up it goes to Instagram with the caption “I can’t brie-leave how good this is!!!”. There is no brie in this sandwich.

Translations

mild French cheese

• Arabic: بْرِي (ar) m (brī)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布利乾酪 / 布利干酪 (bùlì gānlào), 布利奶酪 (bùlì nǎilào), 布利乳酪 (bùlì rǔlào), 布里乳酪 (bùlǐ rǔlào)

• Dutch: brie (nl) m
• Esperanto: brio (eo)
• Finnish: brie (fi), briejuusto
• French: brie (fr) m
• German: Brie (de) m
• Greek: μπρι (bri)
• Hebrew: ברי (he)
• Japanese: ブリー (burī), ブリーチーズ (burīchīzu)
• Korean: 브리 (beuri), 브리 치즈 (beuri chijeu)
• Macedonian: бри n (bri)
• Maori: pirī
• Persian: بری (fa) (bri)
• Polish: brie (pl) m
• Portuguese: brie m
• Romanian: brie (ro) n
• Russian: бри (ru) m (bri)
• Spanish: brie (es) m
• Ukrainian: брі m (bri)

See also

• camembert

Anagrams

• bier, rebi

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: brie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

brie m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbriː/, [ˈbriː]
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

brie

1. brie

Usage notes

As the plural forms are somewhat awkward to use it may be advisable to replace the word in plural with a synonym such as: briejuusto (“brie as mass noun”), briepala (“piece of brie”), brieannos (“serving of brie”).

Declension

Inflection of brie (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		brie	briet
genitive		brien	brieiden brieitten
partitive		brietä	brieitä
illative		briehin	brieihin
		singular	plural
nominative		brie	briet
accusative	nom.	brie	briet
	gen.	brien
genitive		brien	brieiden brieitten
partitive		brietä	brieitä
inessive		briessä	brieissä
elative		briestä	brieistä
illative		briehin	brieihin
adessive		briellä	brieillä
ablative		brieltä	brieiltä
allative		brielle	brieille
essive		brienä	brieinä
translative		brieksi	brieiksi
abessive		briettä	brieittä
instructive		—	briein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of brie (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative brieni brieni accusative nom. brieni brieni gen. brieni genitive brieni brieideni brieitteni partitive brietäni brieitäni inessive briessäni brieissäni elative briestäni brieistäni illative briehini brieihini adessive brielläni brieilläni ablative brieltäni brieiltäni allative brielleni brieilleni essive brienäni brieinäni translative briekseni brieikseni abessive briettäni brieittäni instructive — — comitative — brieineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative briesi briesi accusative nom. briesi briesi gen. briesi genitive briesi brieidesi brieittesi partitive brietäsi brieitäsi inessive briessäsi brieissäsi elative briestäsi brieistäsi illative briehisi brieihisi adessive brielläsi brieilläsi ablative brieltäsi brieiltäsi allative briellesi brieillesi essive brienäsi brieinäsi translative brieksesi brieiksesi abessive briettäsi brieittäsi instructive — — comitative — brieinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative briemme briemme accusative nom. briemme briemme gen. briemme genitive briemme brieidemme brieittemme partitive brietämme brieitämme inessive briessämme brieissämme elative briestämme brieistämme illative briehimme brieihimme adessive briellämme brieillämme ablative brieltämme brieiltämme allative briellemme brieillemme essive brienämme brieinämme translative brieksemme brieiksemme abessive briettämme brieittämme instructive — — comitative — brieinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative brienne brienne accusative nom. brienne brienne gen. brienne genitive brienne brieidenne brieittenne partitive brietänne brieitänne inessive briessänne brieissänne elative briestänne brieistänne illative briehinne brieihinne adessive briellänne brieillänne ablative brieltänne brieiltänne allative briellenne brieillenne essive brienänne brieinänne translative brieksenne brieiksenne abessive briettänne brieittänne instructive — — comitative — brieinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative briensä briensä accusative nom. briensä briensä gen. briensä genitive briensä brieidensä brieittensä partitive brietään brietänsä brieitään brieitänsä inessive briessään briessänsä brieissään brieissänsä elative briestään briestänsä brieistään brieistänsä illative briehinsä brieihinsä adessive briellään briellänsä brieillään brieillänsä ablative brieltään brieltänsä brieiltään brieiltänsä allative brielleen briellensä brieilleen brieillensä essive brienään brienänsä brieinään brieinänsä translative briekseen brieksensä brieikseen brieiksensä abessive briettään briettänsä brieittään brieittänsä instructive — — comitative — brieineen brieinensä

Synonyms

• briejuusto

Derived terms

compounds

• brieannos
• briejuusto
• briepala

Further reading

• “brie”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

Named after Brie, France, from Gaulish *briga (“hill”). Doublet of Bourgogne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁi/

• Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):

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• Audio (France):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

brie m (plural bries)

1. brie

Descendants

• → English: brie
• → Esperanto: brio
• → Persian: بری (beri)

Further reading

• “brie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish braithid (“spy, disclose; perceive”), cognate with Irish braith and Scottish Gaelic brath. Doublet of brah from *brath.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brai/

Verb

brie (verbal noun briaght, past participle briet)

1. to ask, inquire (for information)

   Synonym: fenee

   Ren ee briaght jeh cre'n aght va y voir echey.

   She asked him how his mother was.

2. to ask for, enquire after, seek [with son ‘after, for’]

   Nee'm briaght er e hon traa higgys eh back.

   I will look for him when he comes back.

   • 1775, “Laments 1:11”, in Yn Vible Casherick [The Holy Bible]‎^[3], published 1819:

     Ta ooilley yn pobble er osnaghey, t'ad briaght son arran.

     All her people sigh, they seek bread.

   • 1775, “Acts 10:11”, in Yn Vible Casherick [The Holy Bible]‎^[4], published 1819:

     Cur-my-ner va ny chaghteryn haink veih Cornelius er vriaght son thie Simon, as v’ad nyn shassoo ec y ghiat.

     Behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate.

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brie f (plural bries)

1. (Jersey) sweetbread

Portuguese

Etymology

From French brie.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾi/

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri/

Noun

brie n (uncountable)

1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	brie	brieul
genitive-dative	brie	brieului
vocative	brieule

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French brie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾi/ [ˈbɾi]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

• “brie”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024