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 edit
Related terms 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
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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 edit
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Cardinal : bri | ||
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
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bri
Sranan Tongo 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
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bri | fri | mri | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |