brydhët
Albanian
Alternative forms
- brydh
Etymology
Either from:
- older dialectal brydh, from Proto-Albanian *brūdza, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (compare English brook, Serbo-Croatian brusiti ‘to whet’).
- Proto-Albanian *brūda, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreud- (“to break”). Close to Danish bryde (“to break”), Icelandic brytja (“to chop up, break in pieces, slaughter”).
Adjective
brydhët
- tender, soft, delicate, ripe (to the touch)
- loose and easy to work (soil)
- flabby, clumsy, awkward
Derived terms
- brydh