bri

Meaning

1. (masculine) thread, strand
2. (figuratively, masculine) bit, modicum (a small amount of something)

Concepts

atom

corpuscle

molecule

mote

particle

rush

speck

strand

thread

🧵

yarn

🧶

Synonyms

engruna

mica

fil

🧵

partícula

bocí

espurna

rosca

pessic

bri de palla

Translations

غزْل

جُسيْم

ذرّة

هباءة

مِثْقال ذرّة

άτομο

κλωστή

atome

fétu

fil

🧶

molécule

particule

atomo

filo

🧵

خَيْط

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbɾi]

Etymology

Cognate with French: brin

Cognate with Breton: broenenn

Cognate with Welsh: brwynen

Cognate with English: brush

In summary

Unknown; possibly of Gaulish origin from *brinos (“filament, fiber”). (Compare French brin, Breton broenenn, Welsh brwynen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush.