бриз

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from some Western European language, most likely from English breeze. Further etymology unknown.

Initially attested in 1718 in form бри́зами (brízami) in the context of names of different kinds of winds in Portugal. This instrumental plural form is likely not from modern spelling бриз m (briz), but from an exact rendering of Portuguese brisa, which would be *бриза f (*briza) (both have identical case forms in plural).

Judging by the lack of further attestations in the 18th century, the term didn't settle in the language until 19th century (and from a different source).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brʲis]

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Noun

бриз • (briz) m inan (genitive бри́за, nominative plural бри́зы, genitive plural бри́зов)

1. breeze (either sea breeze or land breeze)

Declension

Declension of бриз (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бри́з bríz	бри́зы brízy
genitive	бри́за bríza	бри́зов brízov
dative	бри́зу brízu	бри́зам brízam
accusative	бри́з bríz	бри́зы brízy
instrumental	бри́зом brízom	бри́зами brízami
prepositional	бри́зе bríze	бри́зах brízax

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: бриз (briz)
• → Ukrainian: бриз (bryz)