Bremse
See also: bremse
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German bremse, borrowed from Middle Low German premese (“twitch for horses”), from the verb pramen (“to clamp”), with further origin unclear.
Noun edit
Bremse f (genitive Bremse, plural Bremsen)
- brake, device for causing deceleration
- (archaic) any kind of clamp that restricts movement
- in particular, a twitch wherewith particularly in veterinary medicine body parts of a beast (face, testicles etc.) are pinched to perform surgical or similar operations
- Synonym: Kluppe
- in particular, a twitch wherewith particularly in veterinary medicine body parts of a beast (face, testicles etc.) are pinched to perform surgical or similar operations
Declension edit
Declension of Bremse [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Swedish: broms
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German brēmse, borrowed from Old Saxon brimissa, from *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn (“to buzz, drone”).
This form superseded High German Breme (now archaic), from Middle High German breme, from Old High German brema. The form brimissa did exist in Old High German, but both the phonetic development and the attestations prove that it is not the direct source of the modern word.
Noun edit
Bremse f (genitive Bremse, plural Bremsen)
Declension edit
Declension of Bremse [feminine]
Derived terms edit
- Viehbremse (species of horsefly)