Albanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Adjective edit

i breshtë

  1. wild
  2. rough, rugged
  3. uncivilized, rude, crude
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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)

  1. fir forest
Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “bredh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 34