brie

English

Closeup of slices of brie.

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie, of ultimate Gaulish origin. Doublet of Brie; see also Bourgogne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹiː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Homophone: bree

Noun

brie (countable and uncountable, plural bries)

  1. An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.

Translations

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Anagrams


Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bri/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: brie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

brie m (uncountable)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbriː/, [ˈbriː]

Noun

brie

  1. brie

Usage notes

As the plural forms are somewhat awkward to use it may be advisable to replace the word in plural with a synonym such as: briejuusto (brie as mass noun), briepala (piece of brie), brieannos (serving of brie).

Declension

Inflection of brie (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative brie briet
genitive brien brieiden
brieitten
partitive brietä brieitä
illative briehin brieihin
singular plural
nominative brie briet
accusative nom. brie briet
gen. brien
genitive brien brieiden
brieitten
partitive brietä brieitä
inessive briessä brieissä
elative briestä brieistä
illative briehin brieihin
adessive briellä brieillä
ablative brieltä brieiltä
allative brielle brieille
essive brienä brieinä
translative brieksi brieiksi
instructive briein
abessive briettä brieittä
comitative brieineen
Possessive forms of brie (type rosé)
possessor singular plural
1st person brieni briemme
2nd person briesi brienne
3rd person briensä

Synonyms


French

Etymology

Named after Brie, France, from Gaulish briga (hill).[1] Doublet of Bourgogne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁi/
  • (file)

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie

References

  1. Morton, Mark (2004): Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities, p. 54

Further reading


Manx

Verb

brie (verbal noun briaght)

  1. ask (for information)

Synonyms


Norman

Etymology

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Noun

brie f (plural bries)

  1. (Jersey) sweetbread

Portuguese

Etymology

From French brie.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bri/

Noun

brie n (uncountable)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Declension


Spanish

Etymology

From French brie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾi/ [ˈbɾi]
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Further reading

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