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brij

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *brin(i), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (to rub, scratch). Cognate to Proto-Slavic *briti (to shave)[1] and Thracian βρίλων (brílōn, barber).

Verb

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brij (aorist brijta, participle brirë)

  1. to rub, scratch

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 108

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bri, from Old Dutch *brī, from Proto-West Germanic *brīw, possibly from Proto-Germanic *brīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréy-u-s ~ *bʰr̥y-éw-s, from *bʰr-ey-, from *bʰer- (to boil), cognate with Latin frīgō (to roast) and Sanskrit भृज्जति (bhṛjjati, to roast).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /brɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: brij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

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brij m (plural brijen, diminutive brijtje n)

  1. porridge
    Synonym: pap
  2. goop, muck

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Brei”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 104

West Frisian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brij c (no plural, diminutive brijke)

  1. porridge
  2. mess

Further reading

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  • brij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011