See brink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
Download JSON data for brink meaning in English (6.8kB)
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "brinkmanship"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "brink pink"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "on the brink"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "on the brink of"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "sea-brink"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "brinke"
},
"expansion": "Middle English brinke",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "brenke"
},
"expansion": "brenke",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "non",
"3": "*brenka"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse *brenka",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "brekka"
},
"expansion": "brekka",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*brinkǭ"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*brinkaz",
"t": "hill, edge (of land)"
},
"expansion": "*brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*bʰren-",
"t": "to project"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "brink",
"t": "grassland"
},
"expansion": "Dutch brink (“grassland”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Brink"
},
"expansion": "German Brink",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "brekka",
"t": "slope"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic brekka (“slope”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "txb",
"2": "prenke",
"t": "island"
},
"expansion": "Tocharian B prenke (“island”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "braine",
"t": "prow"
},
"expansion": "Irish braine (“prow”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "brinks",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "brink (plural brinks)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "the brink of a river",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge."
],
"id": "en-brink-en-noun-f06DXO22",
"links": [
[
"edge",
"edge"
],
[
"margin",
"margin"
],
[
"border",
"border"
],
[
"steep",
"steep"
],
[
"precipice",
"precipice"
],
[
"bank",
"bank"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "41 59",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "the brink of success",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The edge or border."
],
"id": "en-brink-en-noun-7xW57Gd4",
"links": [
[
"edge",
"edge"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) The edge or border."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bɹɪŋk/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪŋk"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brink.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brink.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brink.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brink.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brink.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ezr",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "եզր"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cayr",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "ծայր"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kraj",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rǎb",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ръб"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pokraj"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrana"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "okraj"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "kant"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "rand"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "rand"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "steile rand"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "reuna"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "parras"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bord"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lisière"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Rand"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "parras"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "broinne"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "colbha"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "orlo"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bordo"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ciglio"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "ripa tauārai"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "beira"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kraj",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "granʹ",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "грань"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oir"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pokraj"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrana"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "okraj"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hranica"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "borde"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 46",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kant"
}
],
"word": "brink"
}
{
"categories": [
"English 1-syllable words",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old Norse",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"Rhymes:English/ɪŋk",
"Rhymes:English/ɪŋk/1 syllable"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "brinkmanship"
},
{
"word": "brink pink"
},
{
"word": "on the brink"
},
{
"word": "on the brink of"
},
{
"word": "sea-brink"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "brinke"
},
"expansion": "Middle English brinke",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "brenke"
},
"expansion": "brenke",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "non",
"3": "*brenka"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse *brenka",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "brekka"
},
"expansion": "brekka",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*brinkǭ"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*brinkaz",
"t": "hill, edge (of land)"
},
"expansion": "*brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*bʰren-",
"t": "to project"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "brink",
"t": "grassland"
},
"expansion": "Dutch brink (“grassland”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Brink"
},
"expansion": "German Brink",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "brekka",
"t": "slope"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic brekka (“slope”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "txb",
"2": "prenke",
"t": "island"
},
"expansion": "Tocharian B prenke (“island”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "braine",
"t": "prow"
},
"expansion": "Irish braine (“prow”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "brinks",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "brink (plural brinks)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "the brink of a river",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge."
],
"links": [
[
"edge",
"edge"
],
[
"margin",
"margin"
],
[
"border",
"border"
],
[
"steep",
"steep"
],
[
"precipice",
"precipice"
],
[
"bank",
"bank"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "the brink of success",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The edge or border."
],
"links": [
[
"edge",
"edge"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) The edge or border."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bɹɪŋk/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪŋk"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brink.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brink.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brink.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brink.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brink.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ezr",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "եզր"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cayr",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "ծայր"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kraj",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "край"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rǎb",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ръб"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pokraj"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrana"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "okraj"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"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"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "reuna"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "edge",
"word": "parras"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "edge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"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"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"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"
],
"word": "kant"
}
],
"word": "brink"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.