brishtë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • brizhdë, i brizhdë, i brizhdët — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *breg(i)štā, from a disused verb, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Compare Latin fragilis (“id”), English break, German bersten, Manx brish, Irish briste.

Adjective

i brishtë (feminine e brishtëe)

  1. fragile, brittle, friable
    Synonym: theç
  2. weak, slim
    Synonyms: i dobët, i hollë
  3. (figurative) oversensitive, thin-skinned
    Synonym: i ndjeshëm

References
  • “brishtë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “brishtë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “brizhdët”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 38
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