brezza

brezza

Italian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Could be from Catalan brisa, influenced by rezze. Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *brevidia, derived from a word which gave rise to Italian breva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbret.t͡sa/, (traditional) /ˈbred.d͡za/[1]
• Rhymes: -ettsa, (traditional) -eddza
• Hyphenation: bréz‧za

Noun

brezza f (plural brezze)

1. breeze

Derived terms

• brezzolina

References

1. brezza in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

• brezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Old High German

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Alternative forms

• breza, preczen

Etymology

A clipping of brēzitella or a syncopic form of brēzzita.

Noun

brēzza f

1. Synonym of brēzitella

Declension

Declension of brēzza (feminine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	brēzza	brēzzun
accusative	brēzzūn	brēzzun
genitive	brēzzūn	brēzzōno
dative	brēzzūn	brēzzōm

Descendants

• Middle High German: brezze, pretze
  • Bavarian: Breze, Brezn
    • → German: Breze, Brezen, Brezn
  • German: Bretze (obsolete)
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Palatine German: Bretze

  • → Ladin: prezen
  • → Hungarian: perec
    • → Serbo-Croatian:

      Latin: pereca

      Cyrillic: переца

  • → Slovene: presta