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breshtë

Albanian

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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i breshtë

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

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “breshtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160

Etymology 2

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Syncopated form of bredhishtë (“fir forest, copse”), derivative of bredh (“fir”).[1]

Noun

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breshtë f (plural breshta, definite breshta, definite plural breshtat)

  1. fir forest
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References

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