Breton

Breton

See also: breton, bretón, and Bréton

English

Etymology

From French Breton. Doublet of Briton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛtən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtən

Noun

Breton (countable and uncountable, plural Bretons)

1. (countable) A person from Brittany.
2. (uncountable) The Celtic language of Brittany.

Translations

person from Brittany

Asturian: bretón (ast) m, bretona (ast) f Basque: bretoi Breton: Breton (br) m, Bretonez (br) f, Breizhad (br) m, Breizhadez (br) f Catalan: bretó (ca) m, bretona (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 布列塔尼人 (Bùliètǎní rén) Cornish: Breton m, Bretones f Dutch: Bretoen m, Bretoense f, Breton (nl) m, Bretonse (nl) f Esperanto: bretono Finnish: bretagnelainen; bretonilainen French: Breton (fr) m, Bretonne (fr) f Galician: bretón (gl) m, bretoa f Georgian: ბრეტონელი (breṭoneli) German: Bretone (de) m, Bretonin (de) f Hindi: ब्रेतनी (hi) (bretnī), ब्रेटन (hi) (breṭan) Irish: Briotánach m Italian: bretone (it) Macedonian: Бретонец (mk) m (Bretonec), Бретонка (mk) f (Bretonka) Marathi: ब्रेटोन (breṭon) Occitan: breton (oc) m Old English: Brett m Old French: Breton Persian: برتونی‎ (fa) (Beretoni) Polish: Bretończyk (pl) m, Bretonka (pl) f Portuguese: bretão (pt) m, bretã f Romanian: breton (ro) m, bretonă (ro) f Russian: брето́нец (ru) m (bretónec), брето́нка (ru) f (bretónka) Serbo-Croatian: Bretonac (sh) m, Bretonka f Slovene: Bretonec (sl) m, Bretonka f Spanish: bretón (es) m, bretona (es) f Swedish: breton (sv) c, bretagnare c, bretonska (sv) f, bretagniska f Welsh: Llydäwr m, Llydawes f

the language

Afrikaans: Bretons (af) Arabic: بُرِيتُونِيَّة‎ f (buritūniyya) Armenian: բրետոներեն (hy) (bretoneren) Asturian: bretón (ast) m Basque: bretoiera (eu) Belarusian: брэто́нская мо́ва f (bretónskaja móva), брэто́нская f (bretónskaja) Breton: brezhoneg (br) m Catalan: bretó (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 布列塔尼語／布列塔尼语 (zh) (Bùliětǎní yǔ) Cornish: Bretonek m Czech: bretonština (cs) f Danish: bretonsk (da) Dutch: Bretons (nl) Esperanto: bretona lingvo Estonian: bretooni Finnish: bretoni (fi) French: breton (fr) m Galician: bretón (gl) m Gallo: berton m Georgian: ბრეტონული (breṭonuli), ბრეტონული ენა (breṭonuli ena) German: Bretonisch (de) n Greek: βρετονικά (el) n pl (vretoniká) Hebrew: בריטנית‎ f (britonít) Hindi: ब्रेतनी (hi) f (bretnī), ब्रेटन (hi) f (breṭan) Hungarian: Breton (hu) Icelandic: Bretónska Irish: Briotáinis f Italian: bretone (it) m Japanese: ブルトン語 (ja) (Buruton-go) Korean: 브루타뉴어 (Beurutanyu-eo) Latvian: bretoņu Limburgish: Breitsj n Lithuanian: bretonų (lt) Macedonian: бретонски (mk) m (bretonski) Moksha: Бретононь (Bretononʹ) Norman: Bréton m Norwegian: Bokmål: bretonsk (no) Nynorsk: bretonsk Occitan: breton (oc) m Old English: Brettisċ n Persian: برتونی‎ (fa) (Beretuni) Polish: (język) bretoński m Portuguese: bretão (pt) m Romanian: bretonă (ro) f Russian: брето́нский (ru) m (bretónskij) Scottish Gaelic: Breatannais f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: бретонски m Roman: bretonski (sh) m Slovak: bretónsky (sk) m, bretónčina f Slovene: bretonščina (sl) f Sorbian: Bretonšćina Spanish: bretón (es) m Swedish: bretonska (sv), bretagniska, bretagnska Tamil: பிரித்தானி மொழி (pirittāṉi moḻi) Turkish: Bretonca (tr) Ukrainian: брето́нська (uk) f (bretónsʹka) Walloon: Burton Welsh: Llydaweg (cy) f West Frisian: Bretonsk (fy)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Breton terms
• Appendix:Breton Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Breton
• ISO 639-1 code br, ISO 639-3 code bre (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Breton, bre ⁠

Proper noun

Breton

1. A village in Alberta, Canada.

Adjective

Breton (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Brittany.

Translations

pertaining to Brittany

Asturian: bretón (ast) Basque: bretoi Belarusian: брэто́нскі m (bretónski) Breton: breizhat (br), (pertaining to the language) brezhonek (br) Catalan: bretó (ca) Cornish: bretonek Dutch: Bretoens (nl), Bretons (nl) Finnish: bretonilainen, bretagnelainen French: breton (fr) Galician: bretón (gl) Georgian: ბრეტანის (breṭanis), ბრეტონული (breṭonuli) German: bretonisch (de) Hindi: ब्रेतनी (hi) (bretnī), ब्रेटन (hi) (breṭan) Irish: Briotánach Macedonian: бре́тонски (mk) m (brétonski) Norwegian: Bokmål: bretonsk (no), bretsk Nynorsk: bretonsk Occitan: breton (oc) Old French: breton Persian: برتونی‎ (fa) (Beretoni) Polish: bretoński (pl) Portuguese: bretão (pt) Romanian: breton (ro) Russian: брето́нский (ru) (bretónskij) Slovene: bretonski (sl) Spanish: bretón (es) Swedish: bretonsk (sv), bretagnisk Turkish: Breton (tr) Welsh: Llydewig (cy)

Derived terms

• Cape Breton

Anagrams

• Berton, Bronte, Bronté, Brontë, betorn

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French

Etymology

From Old French Breton, from Latin Britto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁə.tɔ̃/

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Noun

Breton m (plural Bretons, feminine Bretonne)

1. Breton (resident or native of Brittany)

   Synonym: Armoricain

Descendants

• English: Breton, Briton

See also

• Bretonne

Further reading

• “Breton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• robent

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Old French

Alternative forms

• Bretun

Etymology

Latin Britto.

Noun

Breton m (oblique plural Bretons, nominative singular Bretons, nominative plural Breton)

1. Breton (inhabitant of Brittany)

Descendants

• French: Breton

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Turkish

Etymology

From French Breton.

Proper noun

Breton

1. someone from Breton nationality

Declension

Declension of Breton

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	Breton	Bretonlar
definite accusative (belirtme)	Breton'u	Bretonları
dative (yönelme)	Breton'a	Bretonlara
locative (bulunma)	Breton'da	Bretonlarda
ablative (ayrılma)	Breton'dan	Bretonlardan
genitive (tamlayan)	Breton'un	Bretonların

Derived terms

• Bretonca