Breton
English edit
Etymology edit
From French Breton. Doublet of Briton, Brittany, Britain.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Breton (countable and uncountable, plural Bretons)
Translations edit
person from Brittany
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the language
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See also edit
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Breton terms
- Appendix:Breton Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Breton
- ISO 639-1 code br, ISO 639-3 code bre (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Breton, bre
Proper noun edit
Breton
Adjective edit
Breton (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Brittany.
Translations edit
pertaining to Brittany
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Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French Breton, from Latin Brittō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Breton m (plural Bretons, feminine Bretonne)
- Breton (resident or native of Brittany)
- Synonym: Armoricain
Descendants edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Breton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
Breton oblique singular, m (oblique plural Bretons, nominative singular Bretons, nominative plural Breton)
- Breton (inhabitant of Brittany)
Descendants edit
- French: Breton
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From French Breton.
Proper noun edit
Breton
- someone from Breton nationality
Declension edit
Declension of Breton