brie

English

Closeup of slices of brie.

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹiː/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Homophone: bree

Noun

brie (uncountable)

  1. A variety of soft, mild French cheese made from cow's milk.

Translations

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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

brie m (uncountable)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbriː/

Noun

brie

  1. brie

Usage notes

As the plural forms are somewhat awkward to use it may be advisable to replace the word in plural with a synonym such as: briejuusto (“brie as mass noun”), briepala (“piece of brie”), brieannos (“serving of brie”).

Declension

Inflection of brie (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative brie briet
genitive brien brieiden
brieitten
partitive brietä brieitä
illative briehin brieihin
singular plural
nominative brie briet
accusative nom. brie briet
gen. brien
genitive brien brieiden
brieitten
partitive brietä brieitä
inessive briessä brieissä
elative briestä brieistä
illative briehin brieihin
adessive briellä brieillä
ablative brieltä brieiltä
allative brielle brieille
essive brienä brieinä
translative brieksi brieiksi
instructive — briein
abessive briettä brieittä
comitative — brieineen

Synonyms

French

Etymology

Named after Brie, France, from Gaulish briga (“hill”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁi/

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie

References

  1. ↑ Morton, Mark (2004): Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities, p. 54

Further reading

Manx

Verb

brie (verbal noun briaght)

  1. ask (for information)

Synonyms

Norman

Noun

brie f (plural bries)

  1. (Jersey) sweetbread

Portuguese

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bri/

Noun

brie n (uncountable)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Spanish

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)
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