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bri

See also: Bri, BRI, brí, and bɽi

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *brina, from pre-Albanian *bʰr̥nos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrendos (“stag, red deer”). Cognate to Messapic bréndon (“deer”), Thracian Brendike, Swedish brinde (“elk”), Lithuanian bríedis (“elk”).[1][2] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“eyebrow”), although the semantic development would be unique for this root.

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Noun

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bri m (plural brirë, definite briri) (Tosk)
bri m (plural brina, definite brini) (Gheg)

  1. horn
  2. antler
  3. rib

Declension

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Tosk declension: Note: This noun is masculine in the singular, and feminine in the plural.

Declension of bri
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bri briri brirë brirët
accusative bririn
dative briri bririt brirëve brirëve
ablative brirësh

Gheg declension: Note: This noun is masculine in the singular, and feminine in the plural.

Declension of bri
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bri brini brina brinat
accusative brinin
dative brini brinit brinave brinave
ablative brinash

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bri ~ brî”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 36-7
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 131

Bahnar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bahnaric *briː (“forest”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (“forest”).

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Noun

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bri 

  1. forest

Catalan

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Etymology

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Unknown; possibly of Gaulish origin from *brinos (“filament, fiber”). (Compare French brin, Breton broenenn, Welsh brwynen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush.[1]

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Noun

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bri m (plural brins)

  1. thread, strand
    • 1970, Pau Riba (lyrics and music), “Canço sèptima en colors”, in Dioptria:
      El vent m'ha dut grans de blat / i com que ja és primavera / les espigues s'han llevat / per damunt dels brins de l'herba
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figurative) bit, modicum (a small amount of something)
    un bri d'esperança ― a ray of hope

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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Garo

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Garo cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : bri

Etymology

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From Proto-Bodo-Garo *Brɯi¹ (“four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj (“four”). Cognate with Tibetan བཞི (bzhi), Burmese လေး (le:).

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Numeral

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bri

  1. four

Pnar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Khasian *briː (“forest, wild”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ. Cognate with Khasi bri (“grove”).

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Noun

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bri

  1. place, area

Sranan Tongo

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Verb

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bri

  1. Contraction of bribi.

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh bri, from Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”) (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).

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Noun

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bri m (plural briau)

  1. honour, esteem

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of bri
radical soft nasal aspirate
bri fri mri unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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