"brin" meaning in French

See brin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bʁɛ̃/, [bɾæ̃] [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-brin.ogg Forms: brins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ̃ Etymology: Unknown origin; possibly of Gaulish origin (compare Catalan bri, Spanish brenca (“fiber”), brinza (“blade of grass, filament”)), from Proto-Celtic *brinikā, from *brinos (“filament, fiber”) (compare Breton broenenn, Welsh brwynen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush. Etymology templates: {{unk|fr}} Unknown, {{der|fr|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{cog|ca|bri}} Catalan bri, {{cog|es|brenca||fiber}} Spanish brenca (“fiber”), {{der|fr|cel-pro|*brinikā}} Proto-Celtic *brinikā, {{cog|br|broenenn}} Breton broenenn, {{cog|cy|brwynen}} Welsh brwynen, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*bʰrugh-no-|t=twig}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), {{cog|en|brush}} English brush Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} brin m (plural brins)
  1. blade (of grass) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-brin-fr-noun-KvpmKk05
  2. sprig, twig Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-brin-fr-noun-xr6E-NTd
  3. wisp, strand (of hair, fibre etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-brin-fr-noun-4hyZCNEF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 13 58 26
  4. (figuratively) ounce, bit, hint Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-brin-fr-noun-tOsUAnzA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fétu, touffe

Inflected forms

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