"brink" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /brɪŋk/ Audio: Nl-brink.ogg Forms: brinken [plural], brinkje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɪŋk Etymology: From Middle Dutch brinc, from Old Dutch brink, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz. Cognate with English brink. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|brinc}} Middle Dutch brinc, {{inh|nl|odt|brink}} Old Dutch brink, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*brinkaz}} Proto-Germanic *brinkaz, {{cog|en|brink}} English brink Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|brinkje}} brink m (plural brinken, diminutive brinkje n)
  1. village green, functioning as a central square Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-brink-nl-noun-3jVe~WDl Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 62 2 2 2 31
  2. edge or margin of a field Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-brink-nl-noun-oOkUTTJZ
  3. edge or margin of a hill Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-brink-nl-noun-agnVxg2W
  4. grassy edge or margin of a strip of land Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-brink-nl-noun-WYhXaYmi
  5. grassland Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-brink-nl-noun-T7mBPu7n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brinkdorp

Noun [English]

IPA: /bɹɪŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brink.wav [Southern-England] Forms: brinks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋk Etymology: From Middle English brinke, brenke, from Old Norse *brenka, brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”). Cognate with Dutch brink (“grassland”), regional German Brink, Icelandic brekka (“slope”); also Tocharian B prenke (“island”), Irish braine (“prow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brinke}} Middle English brinke, {{m|enm|brenke}} brenke, {{der|en|non|*brenka}} Old Norse *brenka, {{m|non|brekka}} brekka, {{der|en|gem-pro|*brinkǭ}} Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, {{m|gem-pro|*brinkaz|t=hill, edge (of land)}} *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰren-|t=to project}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”), {{cog|nl|brink|t=grassland}} Dutch brink (“grassland”), {{cog|de|Brink}} German Brink, {{cog|is|brekka|t=slope}} Icelandic brekka (“slope”), {{cog|txb|prenke|t=island}} Tocharian B prenke (“island”), {{cog|ga|braine|t=prow}} Irish braine (“prow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} brink (plural brinks)
  1. The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
    Sense id: en-brink-en-noun-f06DXO22
  2. (figurative) The edge or border. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-brink-en-noun-7xW57Gd4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brinkmanship, brink pink, on the brink, on the brink of, sea-brink Translations (edge): եզր (ezr) (Armenian), ծայր (cayr) (Armenian), край (kraj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ръб (rǎb) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pokraj [masculine] (Czech), hrana [feminine] (Czech), okraj [masculine] (Czech), kant (Danish), rand (Danish), rand (Dutch), steile rand (Dutch), reuna (Finnish), parras (Finnish), bord [masculine] (French), lisière [feminine] (French), Rand [masculine] (German), parras (Ingrian), broinne [masculine] (Irish), colbha [masculine] (Irish), orlo (Italian), bordo [masculine] (Italian), ciglio [masculine] (Italian), ripa tauārai (Maori), beira [feminine] (Portuguese), край (kraj) [masculine] (Russian), грань (granʹ) [feminine] (Russian), oir [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), pokraj [masculine] (Slovak), hrana [feminine] (Slovak), okraj [masculine] (Slovak), hranica [feminine] (Slovak), borde [masculine] (Spanish), kant [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'edge': 54 46

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} brink
  1. Alternative form of brinke Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brinke
    Sense id: en-brink-enm-noun-QmstiDmB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "word": "reuna"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "edge",
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      "sense": "edge",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "Rand"
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      "word": "orlo"
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      "sense": "edge",
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      "word": "ciglio"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "ripa tauārai"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "edge",
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      "word": "beira"
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      "word": "край"
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      "word": "oir"
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      "tags": [
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}

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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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      "word": "brinkmanship"
    },
    {
      "word": "brink pink"
    },
    {
      "word": "on the brink"
    },
    {
      "word": "on the brink of"
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    {
      "word": "sea-brink"
    }
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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        "t": "slope"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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          "type": "example"
        }
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          "margin",
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          "border"
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          "steep"
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      "ipa": "/bɹɪŋk/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪŋk"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ezr",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "եզր"
    },
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      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "ծայր"
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      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "kant"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "rand"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "rand"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "steile rand"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "reuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "parras"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "bord"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lisière"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rand"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "parras"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "broinne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colbha"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "orlo"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bordo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciglio"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "edge",
      "word": "ripa tauārai"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "beira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kraj",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "край"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "granʹ",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "грань"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pokraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "okraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hranica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "borde"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "edge",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "kant"
    }
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}

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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "brinke"
        }
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        "Middle English nouns"
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