brestur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brestr, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɛstʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

Noun

brestur m (genitive singular brests, nominative plural brestir)

  1. crack, crackle, noise
    • heyra brak og bresti í ísnum
    • Mér er sem ég heyri bresti og brak
  2. flaw, crack, split, fissure, rupture
  3. flaw, failure
  4. gap, lack, shortcoming, deficit, deficiency

Declension

Declension of brestur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brestur bresturinn brestir brestirnir
accusative brest brestinn bresti brestina
dative bresti brestinum brestum brestunum
genitive brests brestsins bresta brestanna

Derived terms

  • öryggisbrestur (“security gap”)
  • þverbrestur (“weak point”)
  • trúnaðarbrestur (“breach of confidence”)
  • traustabrestur

See also

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