brestur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brestr, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz.
Pronunciation
Noun
brestur m (genitive singular brests, nominative plural brestir)
- crack, crackle, noise
- heyra brak og bresti í ísnum
- Mér er sem ég heyri bresti og brak
- flaw, crack, split, fissure, rupture
- flaw, failure
- gap, lack, shortcoming, deficit, deficiency
Declension
declension of brestur
Derived terms
- öryggisbrestur (security gap)
- þverbrestur (weak point)
- trúnaðarbrestur (breach of confidence)
- traustabrestur
See also
Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
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