Borrowed fromYiddish ברית ( bris ) , fromHebrew בְּרִית ( bərîṯ ,“ covenant ” ) .
bris (plural brises or brisses or britot
( Judaism ) Ritual male circumcision .1993 Baker's Dozen , volume 4, Omnibus,page129 :The night before thebris , he invited nine of his little buddies to come and saykerias shema around the baby's bassinet. Mommy and Daddy, who flew in for thebris , were so touched, they kept dabbing their eyes and coughing.
2009 Jews, God, and Videotape: Religion and Media in America ,page155 :Although indigenous visual documentation of thebris
2013 Judaism For Dummies , 2nd edition,page109 :However, if the baby is born on a Wednesday night, then thebris would occur on the following Thursday morning because Jewish days begin at sundown, and thebris is tradionally performed during the day. (Note that the Talmud (see Chapter 3) states if the baby's health is in question, then thebris must be postponed.)
From the verbbriser ( “ to break ” )
bris m invariable
shattering Related tobrjósk ( “ gristle, cartilage ” ) , where the original sense was "sweetbread."
bris n genitive singular briss nominative plural bris
( anatomy ) pancreas Synonym: briskirtill Pierson, S. (2011). The Brisket Book: A Love Story with Recipes. United States: Andrews McMeel Publishing. FromOld Irish brisid English burst German bersten
bris (present analytic briseann future analytic brisfidh verbal noun briseadh past participle briste
( ambitransitive ) break ,fracture sack ,fire ,dismiss ( banking ) cash ,( of money, bills ) change burst ( of dam ) overthrow ( of government ) verbal noun briseadh past participle briste tense singular plural relative autonomous first second third first second third indicative present brisim briseann brisir † briseann brisimid briseann briseann brisid † abhriseann bhriseas mbriseann bristear past bhris bhriseas bhris bhrisis bhris bhriseamar bhris bhris bhriseabhair bhris bhriseadar abhris bhris briseadh past habitual bhrisinn mbrisinn bhristeá mbristeá bhriseadh mbriseadh bhrisimis bhriseadh mbrisimis mbriseadh bhriseadh mbriseadh bhrisidís bhriseadh mbrisidís mbriseadh abhriseadh mbriseadh bhristí mbristí future brisfidh brisfead brisfidh brisfir † brisfidh brisfimid brisfidh brisfidh brisfidh brisfid † abhrisfidh bhrisfeas mbrisfidh brisfear conditional bhrisfinn mbrisfinn bhrisfeá mbrisfeá bhrisfeadh mbrisfeadh bhrisfimis bhrisfeadh mbrisfimis mbrisfeadh bhrisfeadh mbrisfeadh bhrisfidís bhrisfeadh mbrisfidís mbrisfeadh abhrisfeadh mbrisfeadh bhrisfí mbrisfí subjunctive present gombrise mbrisead † gombrise mbrisir † gombrise gombrisimid mbrise gombrise gombrise mbrisid † — gombristear past dámbrisinn dámbristeá dámbriseadh dámbrisimis mbriseadh dámbriseadh dámbrisidís mbriseadh — dámbristí imperative – brisim bris briseadh brisimis brisigí brisidh † brisidís — bristear
* indirect relativeeclipsis
bris f genitive singular brise nominative plural briseanna
loss Ní maith liom dobhris . I’m sorry for your loss. Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ), “bris ”, inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “bris(s)id ”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ), “brisim ”, inFoclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla page89 Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ),Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry 40 bri̇̀s
third-person singular future ofbristi third-person plural future ofbristi FromMiddle Low German brise
bris m definite singular brisen indefinite plural briser definite plural brisene
( weather ) breeze “bris” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .FromMiddle Low German brise
bris m definite singular brisen indefinite plural brisar definite plural brisane
( weather ) breeze “bris” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .bris
second-person singular imperative ofbrisid ·bris
inflection ofbrisid third-person singular preterite conjunct first-person singular present subjunctive conjunct Mutation ofbris radical lenition nasalization bris bris pronounced with /βʲ-/ mbris
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
FromOld Irish brisid English burst German bersten
bris (past bhris future brisidh verbal noun briseadh past participle briste
break ,smash breach ^ Oftedal, M. (1956 ),A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis , Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937 ),The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides , Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003 ),Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar , Inverness: CLÀR,→ISBN Edward Dwelly (1911 ), “bris”, inFaclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary [1] →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “bris(s)id ”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language brȋs m inan Cyrillic spelling бри̑с
( medicine ) swab ,smear FromOld Spanish Portuguese brisa ( “ northeast wind ” ) .
bris c
( often nautical ) breeze styvbris fresh ("stiff")breeze (at sea) More nautical-sounding compared to Englishbreeze Plural form could also bebrisar FromEnglish bridge
bris
bridge wharf bris
soft mutation ofpris Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
Borrowed fromIrish brus
bris
smithereens , little piecesDiarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990 ), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, inlrish University Review [2] 20 , number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page155 
