brie

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English

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Closeup of slices of brie.

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie, after the region of Brie, from Gaulish *brigā, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (hill, fortress). Doublet of Brie; see also Bourgogne.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie (countable and uncountable, plural bries)

  1. An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.

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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie m (uncountable)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie

  1. brie

Usage notes

As the plural forms are somewhat awkward to use it may be advisable to replace the word in plural with a synonym such as: briejuusto (brie as mass noun), briepala (piece of brie), brieannos (serving of brie).

Declension

Inflection of brie (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative brie briet
genitive brien brieiden
brieitten
partitive brietä brieitä
illative briehin brieihin
singular plural
nominative brie briet
accusative nom. brie briet
gen. brien
genitive brien brieiden
brieitten
partitive brietä brieitä
inessive briessä brieissä
elative briestä brieistä
illative briehin brieihin
adessive briellä brieillä
ablative brieltä brieiltä
allative brielle brieille
essive brienä brieinä
translative brieksi brieiksi
abessive briettä brieittä
instructive briein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of brie (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative brieni brieni
accusative nom. brieni brieni
gen. brieni
genitive brieni brieideni
brieitteni
partitive brietäni brieitäni
inessive briessäni brieissäni
elative briestäni brieistäni
illative briehini brieihini
adessive brielläni brieilläni
ablative brieltäni brieiltäni
allative brielleni brieilleni
essive brienäni brieinäni
translative briekseni brieikseni
abessive briettäni brieittäni
instructive
comitative brieineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative briesi briesi
accusative nom. briesi briesi
gen. briesi
genitive briesi brieidesi
brieittesi
partitive brietäsi brieitäsi
inessive briessäsi brieissäsi
elative briestäsi brieistäsi
illative briehisi brieihisi
adessive brielläsi brieilläsi
ablative brieltäsi brieiltäsi
allative briellesi brieillesi
essive brienäsi brieinäsi
translative brieksesi brieiksesi
abessive briettäsi brieittäsi
instructive
comitative brieinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative briemme briemme
accusative nom. briemme briemme
gen. briemme
genitive briemme brieidemme
brieittemme
partitive brietämme brieitämme
inessive briessämme brieissämme
elative briestämme brieistämme
illative briehimme brieihimme
adessive briellämme brieillämme
ablative brieltämme brieiltämme
allative briellemme brieillemme
essive brienämme brieinämme
translative brieksemme brieiksemme
abessive briettämme brieittämme
instructive
comitative brieinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative brienne brienne
accusative nom. brienne brienne
gen. brienne
genitive brienne brieidenne
brieittenne
partitive brietänne brieitänne
inessive briessänne brieissänne
elative briestänne brieistänne
illative briehinne brieihinne
adessive briellänne brieillänne
ablative brieltänne brieiltänne
allative briellenne brieillenne
essive brienänne brieinänne
translative brieksenne brieiksenne
abessive briettänne brieittänne
instructive
comitative brieinenne

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Further reading

French

Etymology

Named after Brie, France, from Gaulish *briga (hill).[1] Doublet of Bourgogne.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie

Descendants

  • English: brie
  • Esperanto: brio
  • Persian: بری (beri)

References

  1. ^ Morton, Mark (2004): Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities, p. 54

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Manx

Verb

brie (verbal noun briaght)

  1. ask (for information)

Synonyms

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brie f (plural bries)

  1. (Jersey) sweetbread

Portuguese

Etymology

From French brie.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie n (uncountable)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative brie brieul
genitive-dative brie brieului
vocative brieule

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French brie.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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