breshtë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *braištā, denasalized from *brainštā, deverbative of *brainja (modern brej (“to gnaw”)).[1]
Adjective[edit]
i breshtë
Derived terms[edit]
- (rough, crude): vrazhdë, pagdhendur
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “breshtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160
Etymology 2[edit]
Syncopated form of bredhishtë (“fir forest, copse”), derivative of bredh (“fir”).[1]
Noun[edit]
breshtë f (plural breshta, definite breshta, definite plural breshtat)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bredh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 34