brezza

Italian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Could be from Catalan brisa, influenced by rezze. Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *brevidia, derived from a word which gave rise to Italian breva.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbret.t͡sa/, (traditional) /ˈbred.d͡za/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ettsa, (traditional) -eddza
  • Hyphenation: bréz‧za

Noun

brezza f (plural brezze)

  1. breeze

Derived terms
  • brezzolina

References
  1. brezza in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • brezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old High German
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Alternative forms

Etymology

A clipping of brēzitella or a syncopic form of brēzzita.

Noun

brēzza f

  1. Synonym of brēzitella

Declension
Declension of brēzza (feminine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative brēzza brēzzun
accusative brēzzūn brēzzun
genitive brēzzūn brēzzōno
dative brēzzūn brēzzōm, brēzzōn

Descendants
  • Middle High German: brezze, pretze
    • Bavarian: Breze, Brezn
    • German: Bretze (obsolete)
    • Rhine Franconian:
      Palatine German: Bretze
    • → Ladin: prezen
    • → Hungarian: perec
      • → Serbo-Croatian:
        Latin script: pereca
        Cyrillic script: переца
    • → Slovene: presta
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