brig
SubstantivVerbSubstantivSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
- //bɹɪɡ//
A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast.
Substantiv
- 1
A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast.
- 2
A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
Herkunft
Abbreviated from brigantine, from Italian brigantino; in sense “jail”, from the use of such ships as prisons.
Verb
- 1
veraltendTo merely pretend to be occupied, to lollygag.
- 2
veraltendTo jail, to confine into the guardhouse.
Substantiv
- 1
Bridge.
Now do thy speedy utmost, Meg, / And win the key-stane of the brig;
Herkunft
From Scots brig, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Doublet of bridge.
Substantiv
- 1
Brigadier.
Herkunft
Clipping of brigadier.
Formen
- Plural
- brigs
- Präteritum
- brigged
- Partizip II
- brigged
- Partizip I
- brigging
- 3. Person Singular
- brigs
brig · A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast.
Brig · A district in Valais canton, Switzerland.brigade · A group of people organized for a common purpose.brigadier · An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.