breton

See also: Breton, bretón, and Bréton

Esperanto

Noun

breton

1. accusative singular of breto

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁə.tɔ̃/

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Adjective

breton (feminine bretonne, masculine plural bretons, feminine plural bretonnes)

1. (relational) Breton (of or relating to Brittany, its language or people)

Derived terms

• cotriade bretonne
• far breton
• homard breton
• kir breton
• Marais breton

 

Noun

breton m (uncountable)

1. the Breton language

   Plusieurs mots de la langue française tel que bijou sont issus du breton. ― Several words of the French language such as bijou come from Breton.

Derived terms

• bretonnant
• bretonner
• moyen breton
• vieux breton

 

Further reading

• “breton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• robent

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Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

breton m (feminine singular bretona, masculine plural bretons, feminine plural bretonas)

1. Breton (of or relating to Brittany, its language or people)

Noun

breton m (plural bretons)

1. the Breton language

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Old French

Adjective

breton m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bretone)

1. Breton (of or relating to Brittany, its language or people)

Declension

Declension of breton

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	bretons	bretone	breton
	Oblique	breton			bretone	breton
Plural	Subject	breton	bretones		breton
	Oblique	bretons			bretones	breton

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Old High German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly from a Proto-West Germanic *bredōn.

Verb

bëtōn

1. to beat down, to fell (to the ground)

   breton mit sinu billiu

   beat down with his sword

Conjugation

Conjugation of bretōn (weak class 2)

infinitive	bretōn
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bretom	bretota
2nd person singular	bretos	bretotos
3rd person singular	bretot	bretota
1st person plural	bretom, bretomes	bretotum, bretotumes
2nd person plural	bretot	bretotut
3rd person plural	bretont	bretotun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	breto	bretoti
2nd person singular	bretos	bretotis
3rd person singular	breto	bretoti
1st person plural	bretom, bretomes	bretotim, bretotimes
2nd person plural	bretot	bretotit
3rd person plural	breton	bretotin
imperative	present
singular	breto
plural	bretot
participle	present	past
	bretonti	gibretot

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breˈton/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French breton.

Adjective

breton m or n (feminine singular bretonă, masculine plural bretoni, feminine and neuter plural bretone)

1. Breton

Declension

Declension of breton

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	breton		bretonă	bretoni	bretone
	definite	bretonul		bretona	bretonii	bretonele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	breton		bretone	bretoni	bretone
	definite	bretonului		bretonei	bretonilor	bretonelor

Noun

breton m (plural bretoni)

1. Breton (person)

Etymology 2

From French [à la] bretonne.

Noun

breton n (plural bretoane)

1. (hair) bangs, fringe