bret

See also: Bret

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German brët, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbrɛt/

Noun

brët n

  1. a board, a plank

Declension

Declension of brët (strong neuter with null plural)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein daȥ brët diu brët
genitive eines dës brëtes dër brëte
dative eime dëm brëte dën brëten
accusative ein daȥ brët diu brët

Descendants

  • Central Franconian: Brett, Breat, Brät
  • East Central German:
    • Vilamovian: braot
  • German: Brett
  • Yiddish: ברעט (bret)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.

Adjective

brēt

  1. broad, wide

Inflection

Declension of brēt (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative brēt brēt brēt brēda, brēde
accusative brēdan, brēden brēda brēt brēda, brēde
genitive brēdes brēdero brēdes brēdero
dative brēdin, brēdemo brēdero brēdin, brēdemo brēdon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative brēdo brēda brēda brēdon
accusative brēdon brēdon brēda brēdon
genitive brēdin brēdon brēdin brēdono
dative brēdin brēdon brēdin brēdon

Descendants

References

  • “brēt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bread.

Noun

bret

  1. bread
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