брижа

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Polish bryże, from Old High German brize, from Middle French frise.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɪʒɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

бри́жа • (brýža) f inan (genitive бри́жі, nominative plural бри́жі, genitive plural бри́жів or бриж)

  1. ripple
  2. fold, wrinkle
  3. (anatomy) mesentery

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “брижа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, pages 255-256

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