bretsk
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse brezkr (“Welsh, Brythonic, British”), derived from Bretland (“Wales; (rarely) Brittany”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbretsk (neuter singular bretsk, definite singular and plural bretske, comparative mer bretsk, predicative superlative mest bretsk, attributive superlative mest bretske)
- (archaic) Welsh (of or pertaining to Wales)
- Synonym: walisisk
- (archaic, rare) Breton (of or pertaining to Brittany)
References
edit- “bretsk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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- nb:Brittany
- nb:France
- nb:Wales