brink
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- //ˈbɹɪŋk//
- /[ˈbɹʷɪŋk]/
- //ˈbɹiŋk//
- /[ˈbɹʷiŋk] ~ [ˈbɹʷɪ̝ŋk]/
- //ˈbɹæŋk//
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
nom
- 1
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
the brink of a river
And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea.
- 2
figuréThe edge or border.
the brink of success
As South Korea heads to the polls, can Lee Jae-myung bring the country back from the brink? [title]
Étymologie
From Middle English brinke, brenke, from Old Norse *brenka, brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”). Cognate with Dutch brink (“grassland”), regional German Brink, Icelandic brekka (“slope”); also Tocharian B prenke (“island”), Irish braine (“prow”).
Formes
- pluriel
- brinks
brink · The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
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