breshtë

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *braištā, denasalized from *brainštā, deverbative of *brainja (modern brej (“to gnaw”)).[1]

Adjective

i breshtë

  1. wild
  2. rough, rugged
  3. uncivilized, rude, crude
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “breshtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160

Etymology 2

Syncopated form of bredhishtë (“fir forest, copse”), derivative of bredh (“fir”).[1]

Noun

breshtë f (plural breshta, definite breshta, definite plural breshtat)

  1. fir forest
Declension
Declension of breshtë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative breshtë breshta breshta breshtat
accusative breshtën
dative breshte breshtës breshtave breshtave
ablative breshtash
Synonyms
  • bredhishtë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bredh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
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