bries

English

Noun

bries

  1. plural of brie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bries.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bris/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

bries (plural briese, diminutive briesie)

  1. breeze

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bris/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bries
  • Rhymes: -is

Etymology 1

First attested in 1596; borrowed from Middle French brise or English breeze, both from Spanish brisa.[1]

Noun

bries m (plural briezen, diminutive briesje n)

  1. breeze (gentle wind)
    Antonym: stormwind
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bries

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bries

  1. inflection of briesen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bries1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

French

Noun

bries m

  1. plural of brie

Anagrams

Spanish

Noun

bries m pl

  1. plural of brie
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