Breda

See also: breda

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹidə/, /ˈbɹeɪdə/, /ˈbɹeɪdɑ/, /bɹeɪˈdɑ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹiːdə/, /ˈbɹeɪdə/, /ˈbɹeɪdɑː/, /bɹeɪˈdɑː/
  • Rhymes: -iːdə, -eɪdə, -ɑː

Proper noun

Breda

  1. A city and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A village and municipality in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain.
  3. A minor city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brêdâ; first attested as brida in 1152. Etymology uncertain. Possibly from breed (broad) and aa (river, watercourse), but the stress placement is unexpected (compare Gouda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /breːˈdaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bre‧da
  • Rhymes: -aː

Proper noun

Breda n

  1. Breda (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)
    Synonyms: Haagje van het Zuiden (nickname), Oranjestad (nickname), Parel van het Zuiden (nickname), Kielegat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Achterste Rith, Bavel, Bolberg, Diunt, Effen, Eikberg, Ginneken, IJpelaar, Lies, Lijndonk, Princenhage, Prinsenbeek, Roosberg, Tervoort, Teteringen, Ulvenhout, Vaareind, Verloren Hoek, Vuchtschoot, Westrik

Derived terms

  • Bredanaar
  • Bredaas

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Middle Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Brêdâ

  1. Breda (a city in the modern Netherlands)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: Breda

Further reading

  • Breda”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Breda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛ.da/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛda
  • Syllabification: Bre‧da

Proper noun

Breda f (related adjective bredzki)

  1. Breda (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)

Declension

Further reading

  • Breda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Breda in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Breda f

  1. Breda (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bréːda/

Proper noun

Brẹ̑da f

  1. a female given name

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. Breda
gen. sing. Brede
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Breda Bredi Brede
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Brede Bred Bred
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Bredi Bredama Bredam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Bredo Bredi Brede
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Bredi Bredah Bredah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Bredo Bredama Bredami

Further reading

  • Breda”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026