brestur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brestr, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɛstʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛstʏr
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
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brestur | bresturinn | brestir | brestirnir |
| accusative | brest | brestinn | bresti | brestina |
| dative | bresti | brestinum | brestum | brestunum |
| genitive | brests | brestsins | bresta | brestanna |
Derived terms
- öryggisbrestur (security gap)
- þverbrestur (weak point)
- trúnaðarbrestur (breach of confidence)
- traustabrestur
See also
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