breg

breg

See also: břėǵ and брег

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ (brěgŭ, “riverbank, hill”), Serbo-Croatian брег (“hillock”) and Macedonian брег (breg, “bank, shore, coast”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bergъ (“hill”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾɛɡ/

Noun

breg m (indefinite plural brigje, definite singular bregu, definite plural brigjet)

1. coast, shore, riverbank
2. dune, hillock
3. brink
4. seaside

Synonyms

• kodër

Derived terms

• bregore, bregaloj, bregale, bregas
• bregdet, bregdetar

References

1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “breg”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 243
2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “breg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
3. Omari, Anila (2012), “breg”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 109

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲrʲeɣ/

Noun

breg

1. genitive singular/dual/plural of brí

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
breg	breg pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mbreg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): brijȇg

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Noun

brȇg m (Cyrillic spelling бре̑г)

1. hill, hillock (smaller hill)

Declension

Declension of breg

	singular	plural
nominative	breg	bregovi
genitive	brega	bregova
dative	bregu	bregovima
accusative	breg	bregove
vocative	breže / bregu	bregovi
locative	bregu	bregovima
instrumental	bregom	bregovima

Related terms

• brȇžje

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bréːk/

Noun

brẹ̑g m inan

1. slope, incline
2. hill
3. bank, shore, strand

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	brég
gen. sing.	bréga
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	brég	bregôva	bregôvi
accusative	brég	bregôva	bregôve
genitive	bréga	bregôv	bregôv
dative	brégu	bregôvoma	bregôvom
locative	brégu	bregôvih	bregôvih
instrumental	brégom	bregôvoma	bregôvi

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	brég
gen. sing.	bréga
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	brég	bréga	brégi
accusative	brég	bréga	brége
genitive	bréga	brégov	brégov
dative	brégu	brégoma	brégom
locative	brégu	brégih	brégih
instrumental	brégom	brégoma	brégi

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “breg”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed either from Middle English breck (“breach; failing”) or from Old Irish bréc (“lie, deception”).[1]

Noun

breg m (plural bregion)

1. (obsolete, uncountable) treachery, deceit
2. breach, rent, crack
3. (geology) joint

Derived terms

• bregus (“fragile, brittle”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
breg	freg	mreg	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies