brin
French, noun/bʁɛ̃/
brin is spelled B-R-I-N (4 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written French, the 10,464th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brin is a French masculine noun meaning “blade (of grass)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pousse que le grain ou la graine émet d’abord hors de terre”.
What does brin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblade (of grass)
- 2
masculinesprig, twig
- 3
masculinewisp, strand (of hair, fibre etc.)
- 4
masculineounce, bit, hint
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pousse que le grain ou la graine émet d’abord hors de terre. 2. Toute petite partie de certaines choses longues et minces. 3. Segment droit d’un câble ou d’une courroie, compris deux poulies ou serre-câble. 4. Fibre optique élémentaire d'un même câble (l'équivalent du toron pour un câble métallique).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brin
- brins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brin?
- /bʁɛ̃/
- [bɾæ̃]
- \bʁɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brin in French?
brin appears 5.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).