brynza

Czech

Alternative forms
  • brymza

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian brânză. Cognates include Russian брынза (brynza) and Slovak bryndza. of uncertain origin; it was possibly borrowed from Albanian brëndës (“intestines”). Originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside.[1]

Noun

brynza f

  1. bryndza

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References
  1. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. "brenda" (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 35.

Further reading
  • brynza in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • brynza in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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