Bries

German

Etymology

From Middle High German briz (14th c.). This late and singular attestation allows no certainty about the quality of the vowel or the final alveolar. Origin unknown. Possibly related with Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast”) or *breutaną (“to crush”). Compare also English brisket, whose -k- does not fit with the German form, however. Danish brissel, Swedish bräss (“thymus”) are probably from German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʁiːs/
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Noun

Bries n (strong, genitive Brieses, plural Briese, diminutive Brieschen n)

  1. (anatomy, chiefly of livestock) thymus gland
    Synonyms: Thymus, Thymusdrüse
  2. (cooking, often diminutive) sweetbread made from thymus

Declension
Declension of Bries [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bries die Briese
genitive eines des Brieses der Briese
dative einem dem Bries, Briese1 den Briesen
accusative ein das Bries die Briese

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Kalbsbries
  • Lammbries
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