breshtë

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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

References

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