# brie
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French brie, after the region of Brie, from Gaulish *brigā, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). Doublet of Brie; see also Bourgogne.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɹiː/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -iː
* Homophone: bree

### Noun

brie (countable and uncountable, plural bries)
* An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.

#### See also

* camembert

### Anagrams

* bier, rebi

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bri/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: brie
* Rhymes: -i

### Noun

brie m (uncountable)
* brie (variety of French cheese)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbriː/, [ˈbriː]
* Rhymes: -iː

### Noun

brie
* brie

#### Usage notes

As the plural forms are somewhat awkward to use it may be advisable to replace the word in plural with a synonym such as: briejuusto (“brie as mass noun”), briepala (“piece of brie”), brieannos (“serving of brie”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of brie (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
brieni
brieni
accusative
nom.
brieni
brieni
gen.
brieni
genitive
brieni
brieideni brieitteni
partitive
brietäni
brieitäni
inessive
briessäni
brieissäni
elative
briestäni
brieistäni
illative
briehini
brieihini
adessive
brielläni
brieilläni
ablative
brieltäni
brieiltäni
allative
brielleni
brieilleni
essive
brienäni
brieinäni
translative
briekseni
brieikseni
abessive
briettäni
brieittäni
instructive
comitative
—brieineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
briesi
briesi
accusative
nom.
briesi
briesi
gen.
briesi
genitive
briesi
brieidesi brieittesi
partitive
brietäsi
brieitäsi
inessive
briessäsi
brieissäsi
elative
briestäsi
brieistäsi
illative
briehisi
brieihisi
adessive
brielläsi
brieilläsi
ablative
brieltäsi
brieiltäsi
allative
briellesi
brieillesi
essive
brienäsi
brieinäsi
translative
brieksesi
brieiksesi
abessive
briettäsi
brieittäsi
instructive
comitative
—brieinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
briemme
briemme
accusative
nom.
briemme
briemme
gen.
briemme
genitive
briemme
brieidemme brieittemme
partitive
brietämme
brieitämme
inessive
briessämme
brieissämme
elative
briestämme
brieistämme
illative
briehimme
brieihimme
adessive
briellämme
brieillämme
ablative
brieltämme
brieiltämme
allative
briellemme
brieillemme
essive
brienämme
brieinämme
translative
brieksemme
brieiksemme
abessive
briettämme
brieittämme
instructive
comitative
—brieinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
brienne
brienne
accusative
nom.
brienne
brienne
gen.
brienne
genitive
brienne
brieidenne brieittenne
partitive
brietänne
brieitänne
inessive
briessänne
brieissänne
elative
briestänne
brieistänne
illative
briehinne
brieihinne
adessive
briellänne
brieillänne
ablative
brieltänne
brieiltänne
allative
briellenne
brieillenne
essive
brienänne
brieinänne
translative
brieksenne
brieiksenne
abessive
briettänne
brieittänne
instructive
comitative
—brieinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
briensä
briensä
accusative
nom.
briensä
briensä
gen.
briensä
genitive
briensä
brieidensä brieittensä
partitive
brietään brietänsä
brieitään brieitänsä
inessive
briessään briessänsä
brieissään brieissänsä
elative
briestään briestänsä
brieistään brieistänsä
illative
briehinsä
brieihinsä
adessive
briellään briellänsä
brieillään brieillänsä
ablative
brieltään brieltänsä
brieiltään brieiltänsä
allative
brielleen briellensä
brieilleen brieillensä
essive
brienään brienänsä
brieinään brieinänsä
translative
briekseen brieksensä
brieikseen brieiksensä
abessive
briettään briettänsä
brieittään brieittänsä
instructive
comitative
—brieineen brieinensä :

#### Synonyms

* briejuusto

#### Derived terms

* brieannos
* briejuusto
* briepala

### Further reading

* “brie”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Named after Brie, France, from Gaulish *briga (“hill”). Doublet of Bourgogne.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʁi/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

brie m (plural bries)
* brie

#### Descendants

* → English: brie
* → Esperanto: brio
* → Persian: بری (beri)

### References

* ↑ Morton, Mark (2004): Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities, p. 54

### Further reading

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

## Manx
### Verb

brie (verbal noun briaght)
* ask (for information)

#### Synonyms

* fenee

## Norman
### Etymology

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### Noun

brie f (plural bries)
* (Jersey) sweetbread

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From French brie.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɾi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɾi/

### Noun

brie m (plural bries)
* brie (variety of French cheese)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bri/

### Noun

brie n (uncountable)
* brie (variety of French cheese)

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French brie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɾi/ [ˈbɾi]
* Rhymes: -i

### Noun

brie m (plural bries)
* brie (variety of French cheese)

#### Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

### Further reading

* “brie”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10