brasem

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brasem, from West Germanic *brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic *brahsmǭ, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (“bream”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (“shining, glittery, sparkly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (“to shine”) (see English braid (verb)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbraː.səm/

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• Hyphenation: bra‧sem
• Rhymes: -aːsəm

Noun

brasem m (plural brasems, diminutive brasempje n)

1. the edible cyprinid fish species Abramis brama; bream

Derived terms

• goudbrasem

References

• “brème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.