abri

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See also: ABRI, abrí, and a·bri

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French abri (shelter), from Old French abrier (to shelter), see below.

Pronunciation

Noun

abri (plural abris)

  1. (geology) a shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof

References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 6
  2. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abri”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abrir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔabˈɾi/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧bri

Adjective

abrí (plural arabri, Basahan spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)

  1. open
    Synonyms: buka, bukas

Derived terms

Related terms

Bourbonnais-Berrichon

Alternative forms

  • avri (Berrichon)

Proper noun

abri m

  1. April

References

  1. ^ Paul Duchon - Grammaire Et Dictionnaire Du Patois Bourbonnais (canton De Vareness)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧bri
  • IPA(key): /ʔabˈɾi/,

Adjective

abrí

  1. Alternative form of abli

Dutch

an abri near Belgian Lebbeke

Etymology

Borrowed from French abri, derived from southern French abrier (shelter (from wind)). Ultimately from Latin aprīcārī (keep warm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈbri/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: abri
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

abri m (plural abri's, diminutive abrietje n)

  1. shelter for public transport
    De bussen rijden niet en de abri's staan er voor spek en bonen bij.There are no buses, so the bus shelters are just standing idle.
  2. (cycling) protection from wind by a cyclist's or biker's wake
  3. (Belgium) bomb shelter, bunker
    Synonym: schuilkelder
  4. rock shelter, rock overhang

Synonyms

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • Sranan Tongo: abri

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French abri, from Old French abri (a place where one is sheltered from the elements or harm), from abrier (to cover), from Late Latin abrigō (to cover, shelter), from a- + brigō, from Frankish *birīgan, *birīhan (to cover, protect), from Frankish *bi- (be-) + *wrīhan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīhaną (to cover, clothe), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *werǵ- (to twist, weave, tie together). Cognate with Old High German birīhan (to cover), Old English bewrēon (to cover, enwrap, protect).

Late Latin abrigare may have also crossed with Old Frankish *bergan (to take care of, protect, hide), from Proto-Germanic *berganą (to care for), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (to take care), due to similarity in form and meaning. If so, this would relate the word also to Old High German bergan (to shelter) (German bergen) and Old English beorgan (to save, preserve). More at bury and borrow.

Pronunciation

Noun

abri m (plural abris)

  1. a shelter or refuge against the elements or physical danger
    • 1996, Noir Désir, À ton étoile:
      Si tu cherches un abri inaccessible dis-toi qu’il n’est pas loin
      If you are searching for an inaccessible refuge tell yourself that it is not too far

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Diez, An etymological dictionary of the Romance languages; chiefly from the German, "Abrigo."

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

abri

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of abrir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abrir.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧bri
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔabɾi/,

Verb

ábri

  1. to open (as a window), unlock (as a gate), or turn on (as a stove)
  2. to begin, commence
    Synonyms: sugod, umpisa

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.bri/
  • Rhymes: -abri
  • Hyphenation: à‧bri

Noun

abri m pl

  1. plural of abro

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese abrir.

Verb

abri

  1. (Sotavento) open

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Mezquital Otomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abril, from Latin Aprīlis.

Noun

ǎbri

  1. April
    Synonym: ntatso̱ni

References

  • Hernández Cruz, Luis, Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45)‎ (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3

Norman

Pronunciation

Noun

abri m (plural abris)

  1. (Jersey) shelter.

References

  • Spence, N.C.W. (1960). Glossary of Jersey-French. Oxford: Blackwell. p. 40.

Old French

Etymology

From abrier (to cover).

Noun

abri oblique singularm (oblique plural abris, nominative singular abris, nominative plural abri)

  1. shelter (physical protection from harm, harsh conditions, etc.).

Descendants

Portuguese

Verb

abri

  1. inflection of abrir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abril, from Latin Aprīlis.

Noun

abri

  1. April

References

  • Stewart, Cloyd, Stewart, Ruth D., colaboradores amuzgos (2000) Diccionario amuzgo de San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 44)‎ (in Spanish), Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN