breton

breton

1. accusative singular of breto

See Breton.

• IPA^(key): /bʁə.tɔ̃/

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breton (feminine bretonne, masculine plural bretons, feminine plural bretonnes)

1. Breton (of, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France)

breton m (uncountable)

1. the Breton language

   Plusieurs mots de la langue française tel que bijou sont issus du breton. ― Several words of the French language such as bijou come from Breton.

• “breton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• robent

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breton m (feminine singular bretona, masculine plural bretons, feminine plural bretonas)

1. Breton (of, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France)

breton m (plural bretons)

1. the Breton language

From Latin Brittonem, accusative singular of Britto.

breton m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bretone)

1. Breton (of, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France)

Possibly from a Proto-West Germanic *bredōn, a variant of *breutan (“to beat”). Compare Old English breotan (“to break, destroy”).

brëtōn

1. to beat down, to fell (to the ground)

   breton mit sinu billiu

   beat down with his sword

• IPA^(key): /breˈton/

Borrowed from French breton.

breton m or n (feminine singular bretonă, masculine plural bretoni, feminine and neuter plural bretone)

1. Breton (of, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France)

breton m (plural bretoni)

1. Breton (native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France) (usually male)

From French [à la] bretonne.

breton n (plural bretoane)

1. (hair) bangs, fringe