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Webster 1913 Edition

Brasse

Brasse

,
Noun.
[Perh. a transposition of
barse
; but cf. LG.
brasse
the bream, G.
brassen
Cf.
Bream
.]
(Zool.)
A spotted European fish of the genus
Lucioperca
, resembling a perch.

Webster 1828 Edition

Brasse

BR'ASSE

,
Noun.
The pale spotted perch,with two long teeth on each side; the lucio-perca.

Definition 2024

Brasse

Brasse

See also: brasse and brassé

German

Noun

Brasse f ‎(genitive Brasse, plural Brassen)

  1. carp bream (a fish)

Declension

Synonyms

brasse

brasse

See also: Brasse and brassé

English

A brasse

Wikispecies

Noun

brasse ‎(plural brasses)

  1. A spotted European freshwater fish Sander lucioperca, resembling a perch.

Synonyms

French

Etymology

From Latin (tesa) bracchia ‎(“(outstretched) arms”).

Noun

brasse f ‎(plural brasses)

  1. fathom (unit of measure)
  2. (swimming) stroke
  3. (swimming) breaststroke
    le 100 mètres à la brasse — 100 metre breaststroke (event)

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Etymology

From (the plural of) Middle Low German brassem, (*)brassen, which has widely replaced the High German Brachse(n) in standard usage. Cognate with Dutch brasem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁasə/
  • Rhymes: -asə

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