breshtë

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *braištā, denasalized from *brainštā, deverbative of *brainja (modern brej ‘to gnaw’).[1]

Adjective

i breshtë m (feminine e breshtë, masculine plural të breshtë)

  1. wild
  2. rough, rugged
  3. uncivilized, rude, crude

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “breshtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 160

Etymology 2

Syncopated form of bredhishtë ‘fir forest, fir copse’, derivative of bredh ‘fir’.[1]

Noun

breshtë f (indefinite plural breshta, definite singular breshta, definite plural breshtat)

  1. fir forest
Synonyms
  • bredhishtë

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bredh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 34
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