Wiktionary

Bremse

See also: bremse

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁɛmzə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmzə

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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Bremse f (genitive Bremse, plural Bremsen)

  1. brake, device for causing deceleration
  2. (archaic) any kind of clamp that restricts movement
    1. in particular, a twitch wherewith particularly in veterinary medicine body parts of a beast (face, testicles etc.) are pinched to perform surgical or similar operations
      Synonym: Kluppe
Declension
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Declension of Bremse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bremse die Bremsen
genitive einer der Bremse der Bremsen
dative einer der Bremse den Bremsen
accusative eine die Bremse die Bremsen
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Swedish: broms

Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German brēmse, borrowed from Old Saxon brimissa, from *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn (“to buzz, drone”).

This form superseded High German Breme (now archaic), from Middle High German breme, from Old High German brema. The form brimissa did exist in Old High German, but both the phonetic development and the attestations prove that it is not the direct source of the modern word.

Noun

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Bremse f (genitive Bremse, plural Bremsen)

  1. horsefly, breezefly, gadfly (fly of the family Tabanidae)
Declension
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Declension of Bremse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bremse die Bremsen
genitive einer der Bremse der Bremsen
dative einer der Bremse den Bremsen
accusative eine die Bremse die Bremsen
Derived terms
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Further reading

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