breza
Albanian
Noun
breza
- indefinite nominative/accusative plural of brez
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, *berźā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós, *bʰerHǵeh₂.
Noun
brȅza f (Cyrillic spelling бре̏за)
- birch (tree)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brȅza | breze |
| genitive | breze | brȇzā |
| dative | brezi | brezama |
| accusative | brezu | breze |
| vocative | brezo | breze |
| locative | brezi | brezama |
| instrumental | brezom | brezama |
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbreza]
Noun
breza f (relational adjective brezový, diminutive briezka or brezička)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | breza | brezy |
| genitive | brezy | briez |
| dative | breze | brezám |
| accusative | brezu | brezy |
| locative | breze | brezách |
| instrumental | brezou | brezami |
Further reading
- “breza”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *berza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, *berźā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós, *bʰerHǵeh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brèːza/
Noun
brẹ́za f
- birch (tree)
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bréza | ||
| gen. sing. | bréze | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
bréza | brézi | bréze |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bréze | bréz | bréz |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
brézi | brézama | brézam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
brézo | brézi | bréze |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
brézi | brézah | brézah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
brézo | brézama | brézami |
Further reading
- “breza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
Spanish
Verb
breza
- inflection of brezar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative