bretsk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse brezkr (“Welsh, Brythonic, British”), derived from Bretland (“Wales; (rarely) Brittany”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brɛtsk/
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Rhymes: -ɛtsk
Hyphenation: bretsk

Adjective

bretsk (neuter singular bretsk, definite singular and plural bretske, comparative mer bretsk, predicative superlative mest bretsk, attributive superlative mest bretske)

(archaic) Welsh (of or pertaining to Wales)
Synonym: walisisk
(archaic, rare) Breton (of or pertaining to Brittany)
Synonyms: bretonsk, bretagnsk

References

“bretsk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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