bringa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɪŋɡa]

Noun

bringa f (genitive singular bringu, plural bringur)

1. breast, chest

See also

• bróst
• boppa
• favnur
• barmur
• bak
• bulur
• búkur
• rumpa
• kroppur
• armur
• fótur

Alternative forms

• brenga

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brīnika (“twig”), cognate with Welsh brwyn (“rushes”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiŋɡa̝/

Noun

bringa f (plural bringas)

1. twig of osier
2. wood sheet used in the elaboration of baskets

References

• “bringa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “bringa” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “bringa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbriŋɡɒ]
• Hyphenation: brin‧ga

Noun

bringa (plural bringák)

1. (colloquial) bike

Etymology

From Old Norse bringa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpriŋka/

  Rhymes: -iŋka

Noun

bringa f (genitive singular bringu, nominative plural bringur)

1. breast, chest

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bringaną.

Verb

bringa

1. to bring

Etymology

From Portuguese brigar and Kabuverdianu briga.

Verb

bringa

1. to fight

Etymology

From Old Norse bringa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bringa c

1. a breast, a chest; chiefly if wide
2. meat from the chest part of an animal

Verb

bringa

1. (archaic) to bring; to transport toward someone else
2. (archaic) to get someone to do something