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brink
English
Etymology
Middle English brinke, from Old Norse *brenka, brinka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?ren- (“project”). Cognate with Dutch brink (“grassland”), dialectal German Brunkel, Icelandic brekka (“slope”); also Tocharian B prenke (“island”), Irish braine (“prow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b???k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Noun
brink (plural brinks)
- The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
- the brink of a river
- (figuratively) The edge or border
- the brink of success
- He's on the brink of madness.
Derived terms
- brinkmanship
- on the brink
Translations
Further reading
- brink in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- brink in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch brinc, from Old Dutch brink, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.
Cognate with English brink.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br??k/
- Hyphenation: brink
- Rhymes: -??k
Noun
brink m (plural brinken, diminutive brinkje n)
- village green, functioning as a central square
- edge or margin of a field
- edge or margin of a hill
- grassy edge or margin of a strip of land
- grassland
Derived terms
- brinkdorp
Middle English
Noun
brink
- Alternative form of brinke
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periphery
English
Etymology
From Middle English periferie, from Old French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (periphéreia, “the line around the circle, circumference, part of a circle, an arc, the outer surface”), from ????????? (peripher?s, “moving around, round, circular”), from ???????? (periphér?, “I carry around, move around”), from ???? (perí, “around, about, near”) (English peri-) + ???? (phér?, “I bear, carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p????f??i/
- Hyphenation US: pe?riph?ery; UK: per?iph?ery
Noun
periphery (plural peripheries)
- The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
- The suburbs are a city's periphery.
- A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.
Antonyms
- center
Related terms
- peripherad
- peripheral
Translations
Further reading
- periphery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- periphery in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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