brečtan
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See also: břečťan
Slovak
Alternative forms
Etymology
Of Slavic origin, the exact reconstruction is difficult because of the diversity of forms. Probably cognate with Latin fraxinus from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, adjective of *bʰerHǵós (“birch”). Another theory derives this word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
brečtan m inan (related adjective brečtanový)
Declension
Declension of brečtan (pattern dub)
References
Further reading
- “brečtan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024