bringa

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɪŋɡa]

Noun

bringa f (genitive singular bringu, plural bringur)

  1. breast, chest

Declension

Declension of bringa
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bringa bringan bringur bringurnar
accusative bringu bringuna bringur bringurnar
dative bringu bringuni bringum bringunum
genitive bringu bringunnar bringa bringanna

See also


Galician

bringas are used in basket making

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brīnika (twig), cognate with Welsh brwyn (rushes).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾiŋɡa̝/

Noun

bringa f (plural bringas)

  1. twig of osier
  2. wood sheet used in the elaboration of baskets

Derived terms

References

  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. brenca.

Hungarian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a playful word formation, maybe a contraction of bricska (buggy) and inga.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbriŋɡɒ]
  • Hyphenation: brin‧ga

Noun

bringa (plural bringák)

  1. (colloquial) bike

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bringa bringák
accusative bringát bringákat
dative bringának bringáknak
instrumental bringával bringákkal
causal-final bringáért bringákért
translative bringává bringákká
terminative bringáig bringákig
essive-formal bringaként bringákként
essive-modal
inessive bringában bringákban
superessive bringán bringákon
adessive bringánál bringáknál
illative bringába bringákba
sublative bringára bringákra
allative bringához bringákhoz
elative bringából bringákból
delative bringáról bringákról
ablative bringától bringáktól
Possessive forms of bringa
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bringám bringáim
2nd person sing. bringád bringáid
3rd person sing. bringája bringái
1st person plural bringánk bringáink
2nd person plural bringátok bringáitok
3rd person plural bringájuk bringáik

Synonyms

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bringa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpriŋka/
    Rhymes: -iŋka

Noun

bringa f (genitive singular bringu, nominative plural bringur)

  1. breast, chest

Declension

Derived terms

  • bringubein
  • skjóta skelk í bringu (to give a scare)

Old Frisian

Verb

bringa

  1. Alternative form of brenga

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese brigar and Kabuverdianu briga.

Verb

bringa

  1. to fight

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bringa.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

bringa c

  1. a breast, a chest; chiefly if wide
  2. meat from the chest part of an animal

Declension

Declension of bringa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bringa bringan bringor bringorna
Genitive bringas bringans bringors bringornas

Compounds

  • oxbringa

Verb

bringa

  1. (archaic) to bring; to transport toward someone else
  2. (archaic) to get someone to do something

Conjugation

Compounds

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