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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
Noun
brein n (plural breinen, diminutive breintje n)
- brain
- mastermind
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Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish brú, broinn (“abdomen, belly; bowels, entrails; womb”).
Noun
brein f (genitive singular breinney)
- (anatomy) (human) uterus, womb, matrix
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Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English brain.
Noun
brein
- brain
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
brein (nominative plural breins)
- brain
Declension
declension of brein
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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
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Further reading
- “brein (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011