breidd

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse breidd, from Proto-Germanic *braidiþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preitː/
• Rhymes: -eitː

Noun

breidd f (genitive singular breiddar, nominative plural breiddir)

1. breadth, width
2. latitude

Declension

declension of breidd

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	breidd	breiddin	breiddir	breiddirnar
accusative	breidd	breiddina	breiddir	breiddirnar
dative	breidd	breiddinni	breiddum	breiddunum
genitive	breiddar	breiddarinnar	breidda	breiddanna

Derived terms

• breiddargráða

Related terms

• breiður

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɛɪdː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse breidd.

Alternative forms

• bredd (bank)
• breidde

Noun

breidd f (definite singular breidda, indefinite plural breidder, definite plural breiddene)

1. bank (of a river)
2. width

Derived terms

• breiddegrad

Etymology 2

Verb

breidd

1. past participle of breia

References

• “breidd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.