breshër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Singularized plural of *brash, from Proto-Albanian *brauša, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews-. Compare Dutch broos (“brittle”), Latin frustum (“shard”).

Noun

breshër m (definite breshri)

  1. hail

Declension

Declension of breshër
singular
indefinite definite
nominative breshër breshri
accusative breshrin
dat./abl. breshri breshrit

Synonyms

  • kokrrizë (“hail”)

Hyponyms

  • breshër i imët (“sleet”)
  • kokërr breshër (“hailstone”)

Derived terms

  • bresharak
  • breshëri
  • breshërimë
  • breshëritje
  • breshëroj
  • breshni
  • breshnicë
  • breshnuar

Compounds

  • breshëllirë

Further reading

  • “breshër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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