noun · femininefirst declension
brīsa
brīsa f (genitive brīsae)
Meaning
- refuse of grapes after pressing
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brīsa | brīsae |
| genitive | brīsae | brīsārum |
| dative | brīsae | brīsīs |
| accusative | brīsam | brīsās |
| ablative | brīsā | brīsīs |
| vocative | brīsa | brīsae |
brīsa, ae, f. kindr. with the Gr. βρύτεα, τά,
I. the refuse grapes after they are pressed, grape-skins, Col. 12, 39, 2.
Origins
After Pokorny, Brüch, Krahe, Neroznak via Messapic or Venetic from Illyrian, believed retained in Albanian bërsi from a Proto-Albanian *britśiā, itself from the Thracian source of Ancient Greek βρύτεα (brútea, “refuse of grapes”).
Descendants
- Catalanbrisa