brestur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brestr, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛstʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

Noun

brestur m (genitive singular brests, nominative plural brestir)

1. crack, crackle, noise
   • heyra brak og bresti í ísnum
   • Mér er sem ég heyri bresti og brak
2. flaw, crack, split, fissure, rupture
3. flaw, failure
4. gap, lack, shortcoming, deficit, deficiency

Derived terms

• öryggisbrestur (security gap)
• þverbrestur (weak point)
• trúnaðarbrestur (breach of confidence)
• traustabrestur

See also

• veikleiki