breshtë

breshtë

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *braištā, denasalized from *brainštā, deverbative of *brainja (modern brej ‘to gnaw’).[1]

Adjective

i breshtë m (feminine e breshtë, masculine plural të breshtë)

1. wild
2. rough, rugged
3. uncivilized, rude, crude

Derived terms

• (wild): egër
• (rough, crude): vrazhdë, pagdhendur

Related terms

• brej

References

1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “breshtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 160

Etymology 2

Syncopated form of bredhishtë ‘fir forest, fir copse’, derivative of bredh ‘fir’.[1]

Noun

breshtë f (indefinite plural breshta, definite singular breshta, definite plural breshtat)

1. fir forest

Synonyms

• bredhishtë

References

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