brishtë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• brizhdë, i brizhdë, i brizhdët — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *breg(i)štā, from a disused verb, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Compare Latin fragilis (“id”), English break, German bersten, Manx brish, Irish briste.

Adjective

i brishtë (feminine plural të brishta)

1. fragile, brittle, friable

   Synonym: theç

2. weak, slim

   Synonyms: i dobët, i hollë

3. (figurative) oversensitive, thin-skinned

   Synonym: i ndjeshëm

Further reading

• “brishtë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “brizhdët”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 38