breg

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *bergъ (“bank, shore”).[1][2][3][4] Compare Macedonian брег (breg), Serbo-Croatian brȇg／бре̑г.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾeɡ/
  • Rhymes: -eɡ

Noun

breg m (plural brigje)

  1. coast, shore, bank (of a river, lake, see)
  2. dune, hillock, small hill
    Synonyms: kodër, kodrinë
  3. edge, brink, rim
    Synonym: buzë
  4. chunk, clump, nugget of compressed food
    Synonym: kokërr
  5. seaside, seashore
    Synonym: bregdet

Derived terms

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “brek”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 46
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “breg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
  3. Omari, Anila (2012) “breg”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 109
  4. Topalli, K. (2017) “breg”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 243

Further reading
  • “breg”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 172

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲeɣ/

Noun

breg

  1. genitive singular/dual/plural of brí

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
breg breg
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbreg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Noun

(Ekavian) brȇg m (Cyrillic spelling бре̑г)

  1. hill, hillock (smaller hill)

Declension
Declension of breg
singular plural
nominative breg bregovi
genitive brega bregova
dative bregu bregovima
accusative breg bregove
vocative breže / bregu bregovi
locative bregu bregovima
instrumental bregom bregovima

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bréːk/

Noun

brẹ̑g m inan

  1. slope, incline
  2. hill
  3. bank, shore, strand

Inflection
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.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing. brég
gen. sing. bréga
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 brég bregôva bregôvi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 bréga bregôv bregôv
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 brégu bregôvoma bregôvom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 brég bregôva bregôve
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 brégu bregôvih bregôvih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 brégom bregôvoma bregôvi
 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.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. brég
gen. sing. bréga
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 brég bréga brégi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 bréga brégov brégov
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 brégu brégoma brégom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 brég bréga brége
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 brégu brégih brégih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 brégom brégoma brégi

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • “breg”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed either from Middle English breck (“breach; failing”) or from Old Irish bréc (“lie, deception”).[1]

Noun

breg m (plural bregion)

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) treachery, deceit
  2. breach, rent, crack
  3. (geology) joint

Derived terms
  • bregus (“fragile, brittle”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
breg freg mreg unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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