Breda

See also: breda

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹidə/, /ˈbɹeɪdə/, /ˈbɹeɪdɑ/, /bɹeɪˈdɑ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiːdə/, /ˈbɹeɪdə/, /ˈbɹeɪdɑː/, /bɹeɪˈdɑː/

Proper noun

Breda

1. A city in North Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
3. A city in Iowa, United States.
4. A municipality of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Translations

city in North Brabant

• Arabic: بريدا f (brīdā)
• Belarusian: Брэда f (Breda)
• Catalan: Breda f
• Dutch: Breda (nl) n
• Farefare: Bereda
• French: Bréda (fr) f
• Georgian: ბრედა (breda)
• Greek: Μπρέντα (el) f (Brénta)
• Italian: Breda f
• Japanese: ブレダ (Bureda)
• Latin: Breda f
• Occitan: Breda f
• Polish: Breda (pl) f
• Portuguese: Breda f
• Russian: Бре́да (ru) f (Brɛ́da)
• Ukrainian: Бреда́ f (Bredá)
• West Frisian: Breda n

municipality in the province of Girona, Catalonia

• Catalan: Breda f
• Farefare: Bereda
• French: Breda (fr)
• Latin: Breda f

Anagrams

• Bader, Beard, Debar, Debra, arbed, ardeb, bared, beard, bread, debar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as brida in 1152. Etymology uncertain. Not a compound of breed (“broad”) and aa (“river, watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breːˈdaː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Bre‧da
• Rhymes: -aː

Proper noun

Breda n

1. Breda (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).

   Synonyms: Haagje van het Zuiden (nickname), Oranjestad (nickname), Parel van het Zuiden (nickname), Kielegat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Achterste Rith, Bavel, Bolberg, Diunt, Effen, Eikberg, Ginneken, IJpelaar, Lies, Lijndonk, Princenhage, Prinsenbeek, Roosberg, Tervoort, Teteringen, Ulvenhout, Vaareind, Verloren Hoek, Vuchtschoot, Westrik

Derived terms

• Bredanaar
• Bredaas

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Polish

Breda

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Breda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛ.da/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛda
• Syllabification: Bre‧da

Proper noun

Breda f (related adjective bredzki)

1. Breda (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Breda

	singular
nominative	Breda
genitive	Bredy
dative	Bredzie
accusative	Bredę
instrumental	Bredą
locative	Bredzie
vocative	Bredo

Further reading

• Breda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Breda in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Breda f

1. Breda (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)