bri

See also: Bri and brí

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *brina, from pre-Albanian *bʰr̥nos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrendos ‘stag, red deer’ (compare Swedish brinde, Lithuanian bríedis, Messapic bréndon). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h3bhruH- '(eye-)brow', although the semantic development would be unique for this root.

Noun

bri m (indefinite plural brirë, definite singular briri)

  1. horn
Derived terms

Catalan

Noun

bri m (plural bris)

  1. bit, modicum (a small amount of something).
    un bri d'esperança ― a ray of hope

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“strength”) (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

  • IPA(key): /briː/

Noun

bri m (uncountable)

  1. honour, esteem

Synonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.
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