brem

See also: Brem

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch breme, from Proto-Germanic *bremjō (“thorn bush”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem-, an extension of *bʰer- (“to stick out”), which would make it related to braam (“bramble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɛm/

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• Hyphenation: brem
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

brem f (plural bremmen, no diminutive)

1. broom, several plants of the subfamily Faboideae, particularly those (formerly) belonging to the genus Genista

   Synonym: ginst

2. (particularly) common broom, Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius)

Derived terms

• akkerbrem
• bremraap
• Duitse brem
• heidebrem
• kruipbrem
• pijlbrem
• stekelbrem
• verfbrem

Further reading

• Brem (plant) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Anagrams

• berm

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦽꦩ꧀ (brem), from Old Javanese brĕm (“a kind of alcoholic drink”). Doublet of beram.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbrəm/ [ˈbrəm]
• Rhymes: -əm
• Syllabification: brem

Noun

brêm

1. brem: traditional fermented food or fermented beverage made of rice wine

   Synonym: beram

Further reading

• brem on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• “brem”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

brem

1. romanization of ꦧꦽꦩ꧀

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʁe̞ːm]

Noun

brem

1. a hat's brim

Polish

Alternative forms

• berem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Syllabification: brem

Noun

brem m

1. instrumental singular of ber