bri

See also: Bri, BRI, brí, and bɽi

Translingual

Symbol

bri

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mokpwe.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mokpwe terms

Albanian

Etymology

1. From Proto-Albanian *brina, from pre-Albanian *bʰr̥nos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrendos (“stag, red deer”). Cognate to Messapic bréndon (“deer”), Thracian Brendike, Swedish brinde (“elk”), Lithuanian bri̇́edis (“elk”).
2. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“eyebrow”), although the semantic development would be unique for this root.
3. From an older brī, from Proto-Albanian *brii̯a- (“horn”), from Proto-Indo-European: *bʰrii̯o- or *bʰriHo-. The plural form brina, brirë comes from Proto-Albanian *brii̯ena.

Pronunciation

• (standard, Tosk) IPA^(key): /bɾi/
• (Gheg) IPA^(key): /bɹĩː/, /bɹiː/

Noun

bri m (plural brirë, definite briri) (Tosk)
bri m (plural brina, definite brini) (Gheg)

1. horn
2. antler
3. rib

Declension

Tosk declension: Note: This noun is masculine in the singular, and feminine in the plural.

Declension of bri

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bri	briri	brirë	brirët
accusative		bririn
dative	briri	bririt	brirëve	brirëve
ablative			brirësh

Gheg declension: Note: This noun is masculine in the singular, and feminine in the plural.

Declension of bri

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bri	brini	brina	brinat
accusative		brinin
dative	brini	brinit	brinave	brinave
ablative			brinash

Derived terms

• brith
• bori

Related terms

• brini (Gheg)
• brina (Gheg)

Further reading

• “bri”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *briː (“forest”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (“forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /briː/

Noun

bri

1. forest

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown; possibly of Gaulish origin from *brinos (“filament, fiber”). (Compare French brin, Breton broenenn, Welsh brwynen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

bri m (plural brins)

1. thread, strand
   • 1970, Pau Riba, “Canço sèptima en colors”, in Dioptria:

     El vent m'ha dut grans de blat / i com que ja és primavera / les espigues s'han llevat / per damunt dels brins de l'herba

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (figurative) bit, modicum (a small amount of something)

   un bri d'esperança ― a ray of hope

Derived terms

• esbrinar

Related terms

• breny

Further reading

• “bri”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bri”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “bri” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “bri”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish bry, from Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos. Cognate with Welsh bri.

Noun

bri f (uncountable)

1. distinction, esteem, important, prominence, relevance, reputation, value

Derived terms

• a vri (“famous, significant”)
• fowt bri (“insignificance, worthlessness”)
• heb bri (“irrelevant”)
• meur hy bri (“outstanding”)
• ri bri a (“to attribute”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of bri

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
bri	vri	unchanged	pri	fri, vri*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bri

1. soft mutation of pri (“clay”)

References

• “bri” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Garo

Garo cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : bri

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *Brɯi¹ (“four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij (“four”). Cognate with Tibetan བཞི (bzhi), Burmese လေး (le:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri/

Numeral

bri

1. four

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *briː (“forest, wild”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ. Cognate with Khasi bri (“grove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri/

Noun

bri

1. place, area

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾi/

Verb

bri

1. contraction of bribi

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bri, from Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”) (compare Old Irish bríg (“force, power”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /briː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

bri m (plural brïau)

1. esteem, prestige

   Synonym: mawredd

2. honour, respect

   Synonyms: anrhydedd, parch

Derived terms

• anfri (“disrespect, ignominy”)
• di-fri (“dishonourable”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bri

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bri	fri	mri	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “prestige”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “honour”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bri”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies