bridge
English
/bɹɪd͡ʒ/
noun
Definitions
- A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
- An arch or superstructure.
- A connection, real or abstract.
- (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
- A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
- (cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
- A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English brigge (bridge) derived from Old English brycġ (bridge) derived from Proto-Germanic *brugjō derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw- derived from Middle English briggen derived from Old English brycġian (pave, make a causeway, bridge).
Origin
Old English
brycġian
Gloss
pave, make a causeway, bridge
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- Avon English
- Avonbridge English
- Bridgegate English
- Bridger English
- Bridgewater English
- Briggs English
- Carron English
- Carronbridge English
- Dun English
- Dunbridge English
- Gore English
- Gorebridge English
- Ironbridge English
- Ivybridge English
- Oresund English
- Oresund Bridge English
- Redbridge English
- Roy English
- Roybridge English
- Stalybridge English
- Stayley English
- Stour English
- Stourbridge English
- Teign English
- Teignbridge English
- Wadebridge English
- Wey English
- Weybridge English
- aerobridge English
- air English
- airbridge English
- board English
- bridgable English
- bridgeable English
- bridgeboard English
- bridgebuilder English
- bridgebuilding English
- bridgehead English
- bridgekeeper English
- bridgeless English
- bridgelessness English
- bridgelike English
- bridgeline English
- bridgeness English
- bridger English
- bridgetender English
- bridgetree English
- bridgework English
- bridgey English
- builder English
- building English
- crossbridge English
- cyberbridge English
- dibridgehead English
- draw English
- drawbridge English
- drawbridged English
- fly English
- flybridge English
- foot English
- footbridge English
- footbridged English
- forebridge English
- iron English
- ivy English
- keeper English
- line English
- microbridge English
- multibridge English
- nanobridge English
- nonbridge English
- north English
- northbridge English
- overbridge English
- rebridge English
- red English
- reed English
- sky English
- skybridge English
- south English
- southbridge English
- telebridge English
- tender English
- tree English
- unbridgable English
- unbridgeable English
- unbridgeably English
- underbridge English
- wade English
- water English
- weigh English
- weighbridge English
- Öresund English
- Öresund Bridge English
- Øresund English
- Øresund Bridge English
- bridge Finnish
- sitoumusbridge Finnish
- ustulo, ustulāre Latin
- Brücke German
- Brückentag German
- Disulfidbrücke German
- Disulfidbrückenbindung German
- Elbbrücke German
- Eselsbrücke German
- Schrägseilbrücke German
- Wasserstoffbrücke German
- Zahnbrücke German
- bridzs Hungarian
- bridzshez Hungarian
- bridzstől Hungarian
- bridge Italian
- bridgista Italian
- Zeelandbrug Dutch, Flemish
- aanbrug Dutch, Flemish
- basculebrug Dutch, Flemish
- boogbrug Dutch, Flemish
- bridge Dutch, Flemish
- brug Dutch, Flemish
- bruggen Dutch, Flemish
- brugger Dutch, Flemish
- brugklas Dutch, Flemish
- brugpieper Dutch, Flemish
- brugwachter Dutch, Flemish
- ezelsbrug Dutch, Flemish
- fietsbrug Dutch, Flemish
- hangbrug Dutch, Flemish
- luchtbrug Dutch, Flemish
- ophaalbrug Dutch, Flemish
- overbruggen Dutch, Flemish
- spoorbrug Dutch, Flemish
- tolbrug Dutch, Flemish
- vakwerkbrug Dutch, Flemish
- vlotbrug Dutch, Flemish
- bridge French
- bridgeur French
- бревенчатый Russian
- бревно́ Russian
- bridge Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰerw- Proto-Indo-European
- bridge Norwegian Bokmål
- brygge Norwegian Bokmål
- *braudaz Proto-Germanic
- *braudą Proto-Germanic
- *brewwaną Proto-Germanic
- *brugjō Proto-Germanic
- *brugjǭ Proto-Germanic
- *brōaną Proto-Germanic
- ブリッジ Japanese
- bruk Polish
- brydż Polish
- bridge Norwegian Nynorsk
- brygge Norwegian Nynorsk
- brycġ Old English
- brycġian Old English
- brig Middle English
- brigge Middle English
- briggen Middle English
- briggere Middle English
- fot-brigge Middle English
- bryggja Old Norse
- brú Old Norse
- Nørrebro Danish
- bridge Danish
- bro Danish
- brofast Danish
- brygge Danish
- hængebro Danish
- jernbanebro Danish
- Øresundsbroen Danish
- bridž Czech
- briĝo Esperanto
- bridž Serbo-Croatian
- bridds Icelandic
- bryggja Icelandic
- brú Icelandic
- บริดจ์ Thai
- brugge Middle Dutch
- brucca Old High German
- brugga Old High German
- brug Afrikaans
- Bréck Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *briwā Proto-Celtic
- 橋接 Chinese
- Brugg Alemannic German
- bryggia Old Swedish
- 브리지 Korean
- brig Scots
- brêge Western Frisian
- бүрәнә Bashkir
- bregge Old Frisian
- brigge Old Frisian
- brùg Papiamentu
- bris Tok Pisin
- Brääch Saterland Frisian
- Brick Pennsylvania German
- briua Gaulish
- sky
- air
- Dun
- Roy
- fly
- Wey
- ivy
- -er
- red
- tree
- foot
- Gore
- reed
- iron
- line
- draw
- wade
- Avon
- north
- Teign
- Stour
- water
- board
- weigh
- south
- Briggs
- keeper
- Carron
- tender
- Øresund
- Stayley
- bridgey
- Oresund
- Bridger
- bridger
- builder
- Öresund
- building
- rebridge
- bridgable
- nonbridge
- flybridge
- skybridge
- Roybridge
- Weybridge
- airbridge
- Dunbridge
- Ivybridge
- Redbridge
- bridgetree
- nanobridge
- forebridge
- drawbridge
- bridgeable
- Ironbridge
- bridgeness
- aerobridge
- telebridge
- Gorebridge
- bridgework
- Avonbridge
- Wadebridge
- bridgeless
- bridgelike
- bridgeline
- bridgehead
- Bridgegate
- overbridge
- footbridge
- drawbridged
- bridgeboard
- Stourbridge
- Teignbridge
- Bridgewater
- microbridge
- weighbridge
- unbridgable
- cyberbridge
- multibridge
- northbridge
- footbridged
- crossbridge
- Stalybridge
- underbridge
- southbridge
- dibridgehead
- Carronbridge
- bridgekeeper
- bridgetender
- unbridgeably
- unbridgeable
- bridgebuilder
- bridgebuilding
- Oresund Bridge
- bridgelessness
- Øresund Bridge
- Öresund Bridge