brezitella

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • brecila, brecedella, bricitel, prezitella, pricella

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *brāchiātellus (“small biscuit, cake”), through femininized Western Romance *bracẹtélla (/brat͡seˈtɛlːa/). Compare Medieval Latin bracellus.

Noun

brēzitella f

  1. A pastry, especially a pretzel.
    Synonyms: brezza, brezzita

Declension

Declension of brēzitella (feminine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative brēzitella brēzitellūn
accusative brēzitellūn brēzitellūn
genitive brēzitellūn brēzitellōno
dative brēzitellūn brēzitellōm, brēzitellōn

Descendants

  • Middle High German: brêzel, prêzel, prêzile

References

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