breshtë

Albanian

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

i breshtë

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

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

  1. fir forest
Synonyms
  • bredhishtë

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