Brest
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See also: brest
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.
Proper noun[edit]
Brest
Translations[edit]
a city in Brittany
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Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Russian Брест (Brest).
Proper noun[edit]
Brest
- A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.
- Synonyms: Brest-Litovsk, Brest-on-the-Bug
Translations[edit]
a city in Belarus
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier Bresta, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic bre (“hill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Brest m
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from French Brest.
Proper noun[edit]
Brest
Etymology 2[edit]
From Belarusian Брэст (Brest).
Proper noun[edit]
Brest
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Brest ?
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