breg
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *bergъ (“bank, shore”).[1][2][3][4] Compare Macedonian брег (breg), Serbo-Croatian brȇg / бре̑г.
Pronunciation
Noun
breg m (plural brigje)
- coast, shore, bank (of a river, lake, see)
- dune, hillock, small hill
- edge, brink, rim
- Synonym: buzë
- chunk, clump, nugget of compressed food
- Synonym: kokërr
- seaside, seashore
- Synonym: bregdet
Derived terms
References
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “brek”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 46
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “breg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “breg”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 109
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “breg”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 243
Further reading
- “breg”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 172
Old English
Noun
brēg m
- Alternative form of brǣw
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
breg
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| breg | breg pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbreg |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.
Noun
(Ekavian) brȇg m (Cyrillic spelling бре̑г)
Declension
Related terms
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
brẹ̑g m inan
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv- | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | brég | ||
| gen. sing. | bréga | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
brég | bregôva | bregôvi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bréga | bregôv | bregôv |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
brégu | bregôvoma | bregôvom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
brég | bregôva | bregôve |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
brégu | bregôvih | bregôvih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
brégom | bregôvoma | bregôvi |
|
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | brég | ||
| gen. sing. | bréga | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
brég | bréga | brégi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bréga | brégov | brégov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
brégu | brégoma | brégom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
brég | bréga | brége |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
brégu | brégih | brégih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
brégom | brégoma | brégi |
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “breg”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Welsh
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed either from Middle English breck (“breach; failing”) or from Old Irish bréc (“lie, deception”).[1]
Noun
breg m (plural bregion)
Derived terms
- bregus (“fragile, brittle”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| breg | freg | mreg | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.