brise

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹaɪz/ Rhymes: -aɪz === Noun === brise (plural brises) (obsolete, rare) A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time. 1616: Richard Surflet [tr.] and Gervase Markham [aug.], Estienne and Liébault’s Maison Rustique, or The Countrie Farme, page 92 Afterward let him draw a Brise or two made fast in the yoke. === See also === === References === “†brise” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] === Anagrams === Biser, biers, birse == Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German brise (“breeze”), of uncertain origin (see brise below). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /briːsə/, [ˈb̥ʁiːsə] Rhymes: -iːsə === Noun === brise c (singular definite brisen, plural indefinite briser) breeze ==== Inflection ==== == French == === Etymology === Origin obscure. Probably borrowed through Vulgar Latin from a Germanic language, but the exact source is unclear; possibly Frankish *brāþi (“steam, vapor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁiz/ Rhymes: -iz === Noun === brise f (plural brises) breeze ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: bryza → Romanian: briză === Verb === brise inflection of briser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “brise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === bries sbire == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɪʃə/ === Verb === brise present subjunctive analytic of bris === Noun === brise f genitive singular of bris === Mutation === == Italian == === Noun === brise plural of brisa == Norman == === Etymology === Of Germanic origin. === Noun === brise f (plural brises) (Jersey, weather) breeze == Portuguese == === Verb === brise inflection of brisar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative