brestur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brestr, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brestur m (genitive singular brests, nominative plural brestir)

  1. crack, crackle, noise
    • heyra brak og bresti í ísnum
    • Mér er sem ég heyri bresti og brak
  2. flaw, crack, split, fissure, rupture
  3. flaw, failure
  4. gap, lack, shortcoming, deficit, deficiency

Declension

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    Declension of brestur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brestur bresturinn brestir brestirnir
accusative brest brestinn bresti brestina
dative bresti brestinum brestum brestunum
genitive brests brestsins bresta brestanna

Derived terms

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See also

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