Brett
See also: brett
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.
Proper noun edit
Brett
- A surname transferred from the nickname meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany".
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Alternative forms edit
- (male given name): Bret
Etymology 2 edit
Short for Brettanomyces.
Noun edit
Brett (uncountable)
East Central German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compare Luxembourgish Breet, German Breite.
Noun edit
Brett f
- (Erzgebirgisch) breadth, width
- De Brett von Lastr war ze gruß, do issr in dr Brick stacken gebliem.
- The width of the truck was too big, so it got stuck in the bridge.
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German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, an e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Old English bred and Yiddish ברעט (bret).
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Brett n (strong, genitive Brettes or Bretts, plural Bretter, diminutive Brettchen n or Brettlein n)
- board, plank
- Die Fenster des verlassenen Hauses waren alle mit Brettern vernagelt.
- The windows of the abandoned house were all boarded up (nailed shut with boards).
Declension edit
Declension of Brett [neuter, strong]
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- → Esperanto: breto
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Noun edit
Brett n (plural Bretter, diminutive Brettche)
- board
- En Brett fum Boddem is los.
- A floorboard is loose.
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Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a British form of Latin Brittō.
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Proper noun edit
Brett m
- Briton (indigenous person of Britain)
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491
- Ne wearþ þǣr furðum ān Brett tō lāfe.
- There was not even one Briton left.
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491
- Breton (inhabitant of Brittany)
Declension edit
Declension of Brett (strong a-stem)
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Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Compare German Brett, Dutch berd, Old English bred.
Noun edit
Brett n (plural Bredder)