brein

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch brein, next to the more common bragen, bregen, from Old Dutch *bragan, *bregin, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną. Cognate with West Frisian brein, Low German Bregen, Brägen, English brain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɛi̯n/ Hyphenation: brein Rhymes: -ɛi̯n === Noun === brein n (plural breinen, diminutive breintje n) brain Synonym: hersenen mastermind ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === berin == Manx == === Etymology === From Old Irish brú, broinn (“abdomen, belly; bowels, entrails; womb”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /breːnʲ/ === Noun === brein f (genitive singular breinney) (anatomy) (human) uterus, womb, matrix ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === == Torres Strait Creole == === Etymology === From English brain. === Noun === brein brain == Volapük == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾeˈin/ === Noun === brein (nominative plural breins) brain ==== Declension ==== == West Frisian == === Etymology 1 === From Old Frisian brein, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną. ==== Noun ==== brein n (plural breinen) brain (figuratively) mind, intellect ===== Further reading ===== “brein (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011 === Etymology 2 === Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brīnijaz, *brīnaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mriHnós, from *móri. ==== Noun ==== brein n (no plural) brine; solution for pickling ===== Alternative forms ===== brem brim ===== Derived terms ===== breinsâlt ===== Further reading ===== “brein (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011