brassa

Cornish

Etymology

From bras (“big”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹasə/

Adjective

brassa

  1. comparative degree of bras — bigger
    Antonyms: byghanna, le

Adjective

an brassa

  1. superlative degree of bras — biggest
    Antonym: lyha

Mutation

Mutation of brassa
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
brassa vrassa unchanged prassa frassa vrassa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

French

Verb

brassa

  1. third-person singular past historic of brasser

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

Related to brasa (“small fire”).

Verb

brassa (present brassar, preterite brassade, supine brassat, imperative brassa)

  1. (with på) to put in a great deal of force (often of a projectile being fired or (accelerating and) driving fast); to fire away, to go flat out, to pull out all the stops
    De brassade på med automateld mot fienden
    They laid down automatic fire on the enemy
    Han tog sats och brassade på mot målet
    He backed up and fired a hard shot towards the goal
    De brassade på för fullt för att hinna
    They drove as fast as they could ("fired on all cylinders") to make it in time (context-dependent)

Usage notes

Stress on på.

Conjugation

Conjugation of brassa (weak)
active passive
infinitive brassa brassas
supine brassat brassats
imperative brassa —
imper. plural1 brassen —
present past present past
indicative brassar brassade brassas brassades
ind. plural1 brassa brassade brassas brassades
subjunctive2 brasse brassade brasses brassades
present participle brassande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Descendants

  • → Finnish: brassailla

See also

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