brétema

Galician

brétema in Galicia

Alternative forms

• brêtema (reintegrationist)
• brétima, brétoa, brétoma

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Suevic [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *brāþm (“vapour”). Cognate with German Brodem (“vapor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾetema/ [ˈbɾe.t̪e.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -etema
• Hyphenation: bré‧te‧ma

Noun

brétema f (plural brétemas)

1. mist, fog

   Synonyms: mera, neboeiro

2. drizzle

   Synonyms: orballo, poalla, babuxa, barruzo, froallo, zarzallo

Derived terms

• bretemoso

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “brétema”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “brétema”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “brétema”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “brétema”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025