bryndza

See also: bryndzą

English

Bread with bryndza

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak bryndza, from Romanian brânză (“cheese”), of uncertain origin; it was possibly borrowed from Albanian brëndës (“intestines”), or from a substrate language. Originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside.

Noun

bryndza (uncountable)

1. A soft cheese made from sheep's milk, primarily made in Central and Eastern Europe.

Translations

cheese

• Azerbaijani: ağ pendir
• Czech: brynza (cs) f
• German: Brimsen (de) m
• Hungarian: juhtúró (hu), brinza
• Kyrgyz: эжигей (ky) (ejigey)
• Polish: bryndza (pl)
• Romanian: brânză (ro)
• Russian: брынза (ru) f (brynza)
• Slovak: bryndza (sk) f
• Ukrainian: бри́нза (uk) (brýnza), бри́ндза (uk) (brýndza)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak bryndza, from Romanian brânză of uncertain origin; possibly from Albanian brëndës. Originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɘnd͡za/

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• Rhymes: -ɘnd͡za
• Syllabification: bryn‧dza

Noun

bryndza f

1. bryndza
2. (colloquial) poverty (quality or state of being poor)

   Synonym: bieda

Declension

Declension of bryndza

	singular
nominative	bryndza
genitive	bryndzy
dative	bryndzy
accusative	bryndzę
instrumental	bryndzą
locative	bryndzy
vocative	bryndzo

Derived terms

noun

• bryndzarz

 

Further reading

• bryndza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bryndza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak bryndza, borrowed from Romanian brânză (“cheese”) of uncertain origin; it was possibly borrowed from Albanian brëndës (“intestines”). Originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrin.d͡za/
• Hyphenation: bryn‧dza

Noun

bryndza f (related adjective bryndzový)

1. bryndza

Declension

Declension of bryndza

	singular	plural
nominative	bryndza	bryndze
genitive	bryndze	bryndzí
dative	bryndzi	bryndziam
accusative	bryndzu	bryndze
locative	bryndzi	bryndziach
instrumental	bryndzou	bryndzami

Descendants

• → English: bryndza
• → Polish: bryndza

Further reading

• “bryndza”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024