bret

See also: Bret

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German brët, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈbrɛt/

Noun

brët n

1. a board, a plank

Declension

Declension of brët (strong neuter with null plural)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	daȥ	brët	diu	brët
genitive	eines	dës	brëtes	dër	brëte
dative	eime	dëm	brëte	dën	brëten
accusative	ein	daȥ	brët	diu	brët

Descendants

• Central Franconian: Brett, Breat, Brät
  • Luxembourgish: Briet
• East Central German:
  • Vilamovian: braot
• German: Brett
• Yiddish: ברעט (bret)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.

Adjective

brēt

1. broad, wide

Inflection

Declension of brēt (a-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	brēt	brēt	brēt	brēda, brēde
accusative	brēdan, brēden	brēda	brēt	brēda, brēde
genitive	brēdes	brēdero	brēdes	brēdero
dative	brēdin, brēdemo	brēdero	brēdin, brēdemo	brēdon
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	brēdo	brēda	brēda	brēdon
accusative	brēdon	brēdon	brēda	brēdon
genitive	brēdin	brēdon	brēdin	brēdono
dative	brēdin	brēdon	brēdin	brēdon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: brêet
  • Dutch: breed
    • Afrikaans: breed
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: brete
    • Negerhollands: breed
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bradi (via Sranan Tongo)
    • → West Frisian: breed
  • Limburgish: breid
  • Zealandic: breêd

References

• “brēt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bread.

Noun

bret

1. bread

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 12