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bream en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /bɹɛm/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /bɹim/ (US)
  • /bɹɪm/ (US)
  • /bɹiːm/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English breme, from Old French breme, bresme, braisme, brasme (whence French brème), from Frankish *brahsma, *brahsima (whence Dutch brasem), from Proto-West Germanic *brahsmō (whence Old High German brahsma, brahsmo, brahsina, brehsina (whence German Brasse, Brachse (“bream”))), from Proto-Germanic *brahsmô, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (“bream”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (“shining, glittery, sparkly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (“to shine”) (see braid (verb)).

Meanings

  1. A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
  2. (UK) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
  3. An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
  4. A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.

Forms

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breams Number=Plur lexicographic
bream Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sea bream · bony bream · carp bream · breamlike · seabream · gilt-head bream · silver bream · black bream · white bream

Synonyms

carp bream

Translations (107)

ar أَبْرَامِيس (fish of the genus Abramis) · scn aràta (Abramis brama) · mdf калодкакалня (Abramis brama) · hu keszeg (fish of the genus Abramis) · fr brème (fish of the genus Abramis) · wa bråme (Abramis brama) · it abramide (Abramis brama) · bg платика (Abramis brama) · olo lahnu (Abramis brama) · de Brasse (fish of the genus Abramis) · fr brème commune (Abramis brama) · az çapaq (Abramis brama) · uz leshch (Abramis brama) · kpv ёді (Abramis brama) · ru чёрный лещ (Asian species, Megalobrama terminalis) · sh deverika (Abramis brama) · fi lahna (fish of the genus Abramis) · ru лещ (fish of the genus Abramis) · es brema (fish of the genus Abramis) · eu platuxa (Abramis brama) · da brasen (Abramis brama) · es brema (Abramis brama) · nb brasme (Abramis brama) · ba ҡорман (Abramis brama) · scn zuràta (Abramis brama) · nn brasme (Abramis brama) · de Brachse (Abramis brama) · pl leszcz (Abramis brama) · cs cejn (fish of the genus Abramis) · de Brachsen (Abramis brama) · csb plésza (Abramis brama) · de Blei (Abramis brama) · cy merfog (Abramis brama) · be лешч (Abramis brama) · el αβραμίδα (Abramis brama) · hu dévérkeszeg (Abramis brama) · vi cá vền (Abramis brama) · sh pljoska (fish of the genus Abramis) · cv ҫупах (Abramis brama) · sv braxen (fish of the genus Abramis) · pl leszcz (fish of the genus Abramis) · be леш (fish of the genus Abramis) · fr brème (Abramis brama) · nl brasem (fish of the genus Abramis) · lt karšis (Abramis brama) · pcd bran·ne (Abramis brama) · mrj лавал (Abramis brama) · mn зоодой загас (Abramis brama) · vep lahn (Abramis brama) · de Brachsme (Abramis brama) · fr pageot (marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera) · ky лещ (Abramis brama) · crh çabaq (Abramis brama) · tk töp (Abramis brama) · it abramide comune (fish of the genus Abramis) · sv braxen (Abramis brama) · pt mudfish (American freshwater fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera) · sl ploščič (Abramis brama) · pt brema-do-mar (Abramis brama) · be лешч (fish of the genus Abramis) · ru лещ (Abramis brama) · lv plaudis (fish of the genus Abramis) · scn ruràta (Abramis brama) · la sparulus (fish of the genus Abramis) · pt esparídeo (marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera) · br aoured (Abramis brama) · nl brasem (Abramis brama) · no brasme (fish of the genus Abramis) · it abramide comune (Abramis brama) · da brasen (fish of the genus Abramis) · tt корбан (Abramis brama) · el σπάρος (marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera) · ja ブリーム (Abramis brama) · it breme (fish of the genus Abramis) · ca brema (Abramis brama) · it breme (Abramis brama) · es besugo (fish of the genus Abramis) · izh lahna (fish of the genus Abramis) · az çapaq (fish of the genus Abramis) · pt brema (fish of the genus Abramis) · cs cejn velký (Abramis brama) · fi pagelli (marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera) · mnc ᡶᠠᠯᡠ (Asian species, Megalobrama terminalis) · de Brasse (Abramis brama) · uk лящ (Abramis brama) · et latikas (Abramis brama) · myv чалган (Abramis brama) · la sparulus (Abramis brama) · io bremo (Abramis brama) · de Bresen (Abramis brama) · eo bramo (Abramis brama) · cmn 魴 /鲂 (fish of the genus Abramis) · bg спарид (marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera) · bg платика (fish of the genus Abramis) · sh deverika (fish of the genus Abramis) · tr çapak balığı (Abramis brama) · ar سَمَك البْرِيم (Abramis brama) · br brem (Abramis brama) · wa bråmete (Abramis brama) · lv plaudis (Abramis brama) · de Brachsmen (Abramis brama) · ro plătică (Abramis brama) · fi lahna (Abramis brama) · de Brachse (fish of the genus Abramis) · gl brema (Abramis brama) · es plática (Abramis brama) · wa bråme (fish of the genus Abramis)

bream en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

Compare broom, and German brennen (as in ein Schiff brennen).

Meanings

  1. To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.

Forms

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breamed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
breamed Tense=Past lexicographic
breams Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
breaming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic