Feminine
Meaning
- (feminine) brake, device for causing deceleration
- (archaic, feminine) any kind of clamp that restricts movement
- (archaic, feminine) any kind of clamp that restricts movement
Concepts
Synonyms
Pferdebremse
Pferdefliege
Radschuh
Abkantpresse
Tabanidae
Bremsystem
Bremsfliege
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
brämsi
St. Gallen
brìama
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʁɛmzə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German bremse, borrowed from Middle Low German premese (“twitch for horses”), from the verb pramen (“to clamp”), with further origin unclear (DWDS).
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