breshtë
Albanian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Albanian *braištā, denasalized from *brainštā, deverbative of *brainja (modern brej (“to gnaw”)).[1]
Adjective edit
i breshtë
Derived terms edit
- (rough, crude): vrazhdë, pagdhendur
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “breshtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160
Etymology 2 edit
Syncopated form of bredhishtë (“fir forest, copse”), derivative of bredh (“fir”).[1]
Noun edit
breshtë f (plural breshta, definite breshta, definite plural breshtat)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “bredh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 34