Брест

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See also: брест and Брэст

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Брест (Brestm inan (genitive Бре́ста)

  1. Brest (a city in Belarus)
    Synonym: Бере́стье n (Beréstʹje)
    Брестская кре́постьBrestskaja krépostʹBrest Fortress
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Brest.

Proper noun

Брест (Brestm inan (genitive Бре́ста)

  1. Brest (a city in Brittany, France)
    Synonym: Брета́нь f (Bretánʹ)
Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Брест (Brestm inan (genitive Бре́ста, uncountable)

  1. Brest (a city in Belarus)
Declension

Etymology 2

From French Brest m, from Proto-Celtic *brixs f (a hill), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs f.

Proper noun

Брест (Brestm inan (genitive Бре́ста, uncountable)

  1. Brest (a city in Brittany, France)
Declension