Bremse

Meaning

  1. (feminine) brake, device for causing deceleration
  2. (archaic,feminine) any kind of clamp that restricts movement
  3. (archaic,feminine) any kind of clamp that restricts movement

Concepts

brake

horsefly

gadfly

brakes

botfly

horse-fly

drag

break

bridle

rein

barnacle

horse

retardant

Tabanidae

clegs

deer flies

gadflies

horseflies

narrow

cleg

horse fly

Stomoxys calcitrans

Frequency

C2
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʁɛmzə/
Etymology

From Middle High German bremse, borrowed from Middle Low German premese (“twitch for horses”), from the verb pramen (“to clamp”), with further origin unclear.

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