Bries

German

Etymology

From Middle High German briz (14th c.). This late and singular attestation allows no certainty about the quality of the vowel or the final alveolar. Origin unknown. Possibly related with Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast”) or *breutaną (“to crush”). Compare also English brisket, whose -k- does not fit with the German form, however. Danish brissel, Swedish bräss (“thymus”) are probably from German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁiːs/

• Audio:

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Noun

Bries n (strong, genitive Brieses, plural Briese, diminutive Brieschen n)

1. (anatomy, chiefly of livestock) thymus gland

   Synonyms: Thymus, Thymusdrüse

2. (cooking, often diminutive) sweetbread made from thymus

Declension

Declension of Bries [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bries	die	Briese
genitive	eines	des	Brieses	der	Briese
dative	einem	dem	Bries, Briese1	den	Briesen
accusative	ein	das	Bries	die	Briese

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Kalbsbries
• Lammbries