"bri" meaning in Catalan

See bri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈbɾi] [Balearic, Central, Valencia] Forms: brins [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{unk|ca}} Unknown, {{der|ca|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{cog|fr|brin}} French brin, {{cog|br|broenenn}} Breton broenenn, {{cog|cy|brwynen}} Welsh brwynen, {{der|ca|ine-pro|*bʰrugh-no-|t=twig}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), {{cog|en|brush}} English brush Head templates: {{ca-noun|m|#ns}} bri m (plural brins)
  1. thread, strand Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bri-ca-noun-BLuGyAM3 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 23 23 23 24 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 23 9 Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. (figurative) bit, modicum (a small amount of something) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-bri-ca-noun-jxxXMg6b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: esbrinar Related terms: breny

Inflected forms

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    }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Welsh brwynen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English brush",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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          "ref": "1970, Pau Riba (lyrics and music), “Canço sèptima en colors”, in Dioptria:",
          "text": "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",
          "type": "quote"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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          "english": "a ray of hope",
          "text": "un bri d'esperança",
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        "(figurative) bit, modicum (a small amount of something)"
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      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bri"
}
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    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan masculine nouns",
    "Catalan nouns",
    "Catalan terms derived from Gaulish",
    "Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Catalan terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "expansion": "French brin",
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "word": "breny"
    }
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      ],
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          "ref": "1970, Pau Riba (lyrics and music), “Canço sèptima en colors”, in Dioptria:",
          "text": "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",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "thread, strand"
      ],
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        [
          "thread",
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        ],
        [
          "strand",
          "strand"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "modicum",
          "modicum"
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        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
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      "ipa": "[ˈbɾi]",
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        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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