briser

Danish

Noun

briser c

  1. plural indefinite of brise

French

Etymology

From Middle French briser, from Old French brisier (“to break to pieces by a shock or violent blow, bust”), from Frankish *bristijan, *bristan (“to break to pieces, split, shatter”), from Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to break, burst, rupture”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrest- (“to separate, burst”). Cognate with Old High German bristan (“to break asunder, rupture”), Old English berstan (“to break, shatter, burst”), Old Norse bresta (“to break, burst”). More at burst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁi.ze/
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Verb

briser

  1. (transitive) To break; snap
  2. (reflexive, se briser) To become broken; snap

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • briser son cœur

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

briser m

  1. indefinite plural of bris

Old French

Verb

briser

  1. Alternative form of brisier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of briser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive briser avoir brisé
gerund en brisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle brisant
past participle brisé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present bris brises brise brisons brisez brisent
imperfect brisoie, briseie, brisoe, briseve brisoies, briseies, brisoes, briseves brisoit, briseit, brisot, briseve brisiiens, brisiens brisiiez, brisiez brisoient, briseient, brisoent, brisevent
preterite brisai brisas brisa brisames brisastes briserent
future briserai briseras brisera briserons briseroiz, brisereiz, briserez briseront
conditional briseroie, brisereie briseroies, brisereies briseroit, brisereit briseriiens, briseriens briseriiez, briseriez briseroient, brisereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present bris bris brist brisons brisez brisent
imperfect brisasse brisasses brisast brisissons, brisissiens brisissoiz, brisissez, brisissiez brisassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— brise — brisons brisez —

Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

briser

  1. indefinite plural of bris
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