Dutch

edit
 
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

edit

From Middle Dutch brasem, from West Germanic *brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic *brahsmǭ, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (bream), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (shining, glittery, sparkly), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (to shine) (see English braid (verb)).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈbraː.səm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bra‧sem
  • Rhymes: -aːsəm

Noun

edit

brasem m (plural brasems, diminutive brasempje n)

  1. the edible cyprinid fish species Abramis brama; bream

Derived terms

edit

References

edit